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Individual precocity, temporal persistence, and task-specialization of hygienic bees from selected colonies of Apis mellifera

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 60 (2016): Issue 1 (June 2016)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
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Language: English
Page range: 63 - 74
Submitted on: Sep 14, 2015
Accepted on: Jan 28, 2016
Published on: Jun 3, 2016
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
honeybees,
disease tolerance,
pin-killed brood removal,
polyethism,
social immunity,
task-specialisation
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2016 Alejandra C. Scannapieco, Silvia B. Lanzavecchia, María A. Parreño, María C. Liendo, Jorge L. Cladera, Marla Spivak, María A. Palacio, published by The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
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