Factors affecting ovary activation in honey bee workers: A meta-analysis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-388

  Backx, A G ^a   Guzman Novoa E ^b   Thompson, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Division of labour; Statistical effect size; Worker sterility

Indexed keywords

DIET; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION; META-ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONE; QUEEN;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84864348919     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-012-0230-1     Document Type: Article

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