Pteridine levels and head weights are correlated with age and colony task in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

Background. The age of an insect strongly influences many aspects of behavior and reproduction. The interaction of age and behavior is epitomized in the temporal polyethism of honey bees in which young adult bees perform nurse and maintenance duties within the colony, while older bees forage for nec...

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Autores principales: Rinkevich, Frank D., Margotta, Joseph W., Pittman, Jean M., Ottea, James A., Healy, Kristen B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2016
Materias:
Agricultural Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27413635
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2155

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27413635
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2155

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