Smell and repel: Resin based defense mechanisms and interactions between Australian ants and stingless bees
Bees are subject to permanent threat from predators such as ants. Their nests with large quantities of brood, pollen and honey represent lucrative targets for attacks whereas foragers have to face rivalry at food sources. This thesis focused on the role of stingless bees as third party interactor on...
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2011
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| Online Access: | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/5231 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-65960 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-65960 https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/5231/Smell_and_repel_Frank_Wenzel.pdf |