D<scp>EFENSIVE</scp>B<scp>EHAVIOR OF</scp>H<scp>ONEY</scp>B<scp>EES</scp>: Organization, Genetics, and Comparisons with Other Bees

D. Breed, Michael; Guzmán-Novoa, Ernesto; J. Hunt, Greg

doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.49.061802.123155

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DEFENSIVEBEHAVIOR OFHONEYBEES: Organization, Genetics, and Comparisons with Other Bees

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Authors:

Michael D. Breed

Ernesto Guzmán-Novoa

Greg J. Hunt

Abstract

▪ Abstract One key advantage of eusociality is shared defense of the nest, brood, and stored food; nest defense plays an important role in the biology of eusocial bees. Recent studies on honey bees, Apis mellifera, have focused on the placement of defensive activity in the overall scheme of division...

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