Standard methods for physiology and biochemistry research in Apis mellifera

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hartfelder, Klaus ^a   Bitondi, Márcia M G ^a   Brent, Colin S ^b   Guidugli Lazzarini, Karina R ^a   Simões, Zilá L P ^a   Stabentheiner, Anton ^c   Tanaka, Érica D ^a   Wang, Ying ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b US ARID LAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BEEBOOK; Calorimetry; COLOSS; Corpora allata; Electrophoresis; Energetics; Gas chromatography; Gas exchange; Haemolymph; Honey bee; Humidity; Immunofluorescence; Juvenile hormone; Operative temperature; Oxygen consumption; Protein; Radiation; Radioimmunoassay; Respiration; Respirometry; SDS PAGE; Sucrose; Temperature; Thermography; Thermosensors; Trehalose; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84875392924     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.06     Document Type: Review

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