Dead Brood of Apis mellifera Is Removed More Effectively from Small-Cell Combs Than from Standard-Cell Combs

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Honeybee workers are able to detect dead or infected brood in comb cells and remove it outside the nest before the infection spreads onto the colony. Such a phenomena is called an hygienic behaviour. Colonies with efficient hygienic behaviour are more resistant to diseases. Bee comb...

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Autores principales: Dziechciarz, Piotr, Borsuk, Grzegorz, Olszewski, Krzysztof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8868292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203126
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12040418

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8868292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35203126
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12040418

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