Effect of queen excluders on ovary activation in workers of the Eastern honeybee Apis cerana

Honeybee workers generally refrain from personal reproduction when a queen is present. Workers discern the presence and fecundity of the queen via volatile pheromones that permeate throughout the colony. Pheromones are emitted both by the queen herself and by the brood that she produces. If pheromon...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Insectes sociaux 2014, Vol.61 (2), p.191-196
Hauptverfasser:	Holmes, M. J., Tan, K., Wang, Z., Oldroyd, B. P., Beekman, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Apis cerana Apis mellifera Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Demecology Entomology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Life Sciences Protozoa. Invertebrata Research Article
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