Hygienic Behavior of Africanized Honey Bees Apis mellifera Directed towards Brood in Old and New Combs during Diurnal and Nocturnal Periods

Hygienic behavior in honey bees, Apis mellifera, is measured by determining the rate at which the bees uncap and remove dead sealed brood. We analyzed individual behavior of house-cleaning Africanized honey bees in order to focus on some poorly understood aspects of hygienic behavior. Two observatio...

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Autores principales: Pereira, Rogério A., Morais, Michelle M., Francoy, Tiago M., Gonçalves, Lionel S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462521
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects4040521

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26462521
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects4040521

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