The nest of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

1976/12/01 by Thomas D. Seeley, T. D. Seeley, R. A. Morse +1 · 330 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Botany #Brood #Ecology #Honey bee #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Nest (protein structural motif) #Plant and animal studies #Pollen

paper · doi:10.1007/bf02223477

published in Insectes Sociaux 23(4), 495-512 (Springer Nature)

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Citations

• EVOLUTION OF THE NESTS OF BEES

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