[HTML][HTML] The neuroecology of olfaction in bees

WCG Ramirez, NKT Thomas, IJ Muktar… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The focus of bee neuroscience has for a long time been on only a handful of social
honeybee and bumblebee species, out of thousands of bees species that have been …

A morphologically specialized soldier caste improves colony defense in a neotropical eusocial bee

C Grüter, C Menezes, VL Imperatriz-Fonseca… - Proceedings of the …, 2012‏ - pnas.org
Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …

Enemies, dangers and colony defence

C Grüter, C Grüter - Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and …, 2020‏ - Springer
Stingless bee nests contain valuable resources, such as honey, pollen, cerumen, batumen,
resin, larval food and finally, the cavity and the bees themselves (Chap. 3). It is, therefore …