Small worker bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) are hardier against starvation than their larger sisters

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-197

  Couvillon, M J ^a,b   Dornhaus, A ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus impatiens; Bumble bees; Polymorphism; Robustness; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEE; BODY SIZE; FOOD LIMITATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LABOR DIVISION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NECTAR; POLYMORPHISM; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIBLING; SOCIAL INSECT; STARVATION; WORKER CASTE;

BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; HEXAPODA; IMPATIENS;

EID: 79251593361     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0064-7     Document Type: Article

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