Spatial effects, sampling errors, and task specialization in the honey bee

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-248

  Johnson, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Division of labor; Response threshold concept; Social insects; Task allocation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION; MOVEMENT; NEST STRUCTURE; SOCIAL INSECT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALIZATION; THRESHOLD; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861228577     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0077-2     Document Type: Article

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