Nest-Site Defense by Competing Honey Bee Swarms During House-Hunting

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 608-618

  Rangel, Juliana ^a   Griffin, Sean R ^a   Seeley, Thomas D ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BREEDING SEASON; HONEYBEE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; NEST BOX; NEST GUARDING; NEST SITE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SWARMING; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77954573734     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01777.x     Document Type: Article

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