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Adaptive Defence Strategies of the Stingless Bee, Tetragonula Iridipennis Smith. Against Nest Intruders in a Newly Divided Colony Cover

Adaptive Defence Strategies of the Stingless Bee, Tetragonula Iridipennis Smith. Against Nest Intruders in a Newly Divided Colony

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 67 (2023): Issue 2 (December 2023)
By: Udayakumar Amala,  Venu Hunasikote Shamappa,  Chandramanu Kandikere,  Shylesha Arakalagud Nanjundaiah and  Shivalingaswamy T. Maharudrappa  
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|Dec 2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2023-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 91 - 101
Submitted on: Jan 30, 2023
Accepted on: Aug 3, 2023
Published on: Dec 22, 2023
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
defence,
intruders,
nest architecture,
nest entrance closure
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
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