How the social parasitic bumblebee Bombus bohemicus sneaks into power of reproduction

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 475-486

  Kreuter, Kirsten ^a   Bunk, Elfi ^a   Lückemeyer, Anna ^a   Twele, Robert ^b   Francke, Wittko ^b   Ayasse, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus bohemicus; Bombus terrestris; Chemical mimicry; Fertility signals; Ovarian development; Regulation of reproduction; Social parasitism

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOASSAY; BROOD PARASITISM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MIMICRY; PARASITE; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

BOMBUS BOHEMICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; PSITHYRUS;

EID: 84856950834     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1294-z     Document Type: Article

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