Asian honeybees parasitize the future dead

被引:57
作者
Nanork, P [1 ]
Paar, J
Chapman, NC
Wongsiri, S
Oldroyd, BP
机构
[1] Chulalongkorn Univ, Dept Biol, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
[2] Univ Sydney, Sch Biol Sci A12, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
[3] Mahasarakham Univ, Dept Biol, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
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D O I
10.1038/437829a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When a queen dies, unrelated workers seize the chance to move into her nest and lay their own eggs. ©2005 Nature Publishing Group.
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