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The mating behaviour of the honeybee ( Apis mellifera L.)
Author(s) -
BUTLER C.G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1971.tb00103.x
Subject(s) - mating , biology , drone , sex pheromone , queen (butterfly) , zoology , pheromone , ecology , hymenoptera , botany
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the mating responses of free‐flying drones towards a queen, and of the pheromones controlling these responses.