Economics of comb wax salvage by the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-359

  Pirk, Christian W W ^a   Crous, Kendall L ^b   Duangphakdee, Orawan ^c   Radloff, Sarah E ^b   Hepburn, Randall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apis florea; Trade off; Wax salvage

Indexed keywords

PROPOLIS; WAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; NESTING; RECYCLING;

ANIMALS; BEES; ENERGY METABOLISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RECYCLING; WAXES;

APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 79952683643     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0530-6     Document Type: Article

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