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Apidologie

Vol. 36 No. 4 (October-December 2005)

• Production of sexuals in the stingless bee Trigona (Lepidotrigona) ventralis flavibasis Cockerell (Apidae, Meliponini) in northern Vietnam     p. 493
  Tong X. Chinh and Marinus J. Sommeijer
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• Reinforcing a barrier - a specific social defense of the dwarf honeybee (Apis florea) released by the weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)     p. 505
  Orawan Duangphakdee, Nikolaus Koeniger, Gudrun Koeniger, Siriwat Wongsiri and Sureerat Deowanish
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• Does plastic comb foundation hinder waggle dance communication?     p. 513
  Thomas D. Seeley, Adrian M. Reich and Jürgen Tautz
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• Response of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) to a blend of chemicals identified from honeybee (Apis mellifera) volatiles     p. 523
  Baldwyn Torto, Alonso Suazo, Hans Alborn, James H. Tumlinson and Peter E.A. Teal
  Abstract | PDF file (560 KB) | References



• Expression of melittin gene in the venom gland of the Chinese honeybee, Apis cerana cerana     p. 533
  Jiang-Hong Li, Chuan-Xi Zhang and Zhen-hua Tang
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• Morphology of the Dufour gland within the honey bee sting gland complex     p. 543
  Stephen J. Martin, Vicky Dils and Johan Billen
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• Unlike nectar foragers, honeybee drones (Apis mellifera) are not able to utilize starch as fuel for flight     p. 547
  Norbert Hrassnigg, Robert Brodschneider, Paul H. Fleischmann and Karl Crailsheim
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• A scientific note on the aliphatic esters in queen honey bees     p. 559
  Christopher I. Keeling and Keith N. Slessor
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• Discontinuous gas exchange cycles and active ventilation in pupae of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris     p. 561
  Marika Mänd, Aare Kuusik, Ants-Johannes Martin, Ingrid H Williams, Anne Luik, Reet Karise, Luule Metspalu and Külli Hiiesaar
  Abstract | PDF file (176 KB) | References



• Cephalic secretions of the bumblebee subgenus Sibiricobombus Vogt suggest Bombus niveatus Kriechbaumer and Bombus vorticosus Gerstaecker are conspecific (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus)     p. 571
  Pierre Rasmont, Michaël Terzo, A. Murat Aytekin, Heather Hines, Klara Urbanova, L. Cahlikova and Irena Valterova
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• Influence of Bt-transgenic pollen, Bt-toxin and protease inhibitor (SBTI) ingestion on development of the hypopharyngeal glands in honeybees     p. 585
  Dirk Babendreier, Nicole M. Kalberer, Jörg Romeis, Peter Fluri, Evan Mulligan and Franz Bigler
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• Trophallactic chains in honeybees: a quantitative approach of the nectar circulation amongst workers     p. 595
  Joaquín Goyret and Walter M. Farina
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• Effects of Cry1Ab protoxin, deltamethrin and imidacloprid on the foraging activity and the learning performances of the honeybee Apis mellifera, a comparative approach     p. 601
  Ricardo Ramirez-Romero, Josette Chaufaux and Minh-Hà Pham-Delègue
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• No short-term impact of honey bees on the reproductive success of an Australian native bee     p. 613
  Dean R. Paini, Matthew R. Williams and J. Dale Roberts
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• Contact and oral toxicity to honey bees (Apis mellifera) of agents registered for use for sweet corn insect control in Ontario, Canada     p. 623
  Janisse Bailey, Cynthia Scott-Dupree, Ron Harris, Jeff Tolman and Brenda Harris
  Abstract | PDF file (173 KB) | References

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