Current knowledge about behaviors of honey bee queens with highlighting of the importance future studies
Abstract Background There is one queen in each honey bee, Apis mellifera L., colony under normal conditions. This queen performs egg laying and pheromonal control in the colony. All genetic characteristics of bee workers and drones depend on the queen. This reflects the importance of bee queen in th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-021-00234-x |