In-hive patterns of temporal polyethism in strains of honey bees (Apis mellifera) with distinct genetic backgrounds

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1623-1632

  Siegel, Adam J ^a,e   Fondrk, M Kim ^a,b   Amdam, Gro V ^a,c   Page, Robert E ^a,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behavioral pacing; Behavioral pattern; Division of labor; Honey bee worker; Pre foraging behavior; Temporal polyethism

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CACHING; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION; NEST; POLLEN; POLYETHISM; PROTEIN; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84883819382     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1573-y     Document Type: Article

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