Antennal Asymmetry in Social Behavior of the Australian Stingless Bee, Tetragonula carbonaria

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 491-499

  Rogers, Lesley J ^a   Frasnelli, Elisa ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antennae; approach; contact; Lateralization; receptor numbers; social behavior; stingless bees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981163524     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-016-9575-z     Document Type: Article

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