A Look into the Cell: Honey Storage in Honey Bees, Apis mellifera.
Honey bees, Apis species, obtain carbohydrates from nectar and honeydew. These resources are ripened into honey in wax cells that are capped for long-term storage. These stores are used to overcome dearth periods when foraging is not possible. Despite the economic and ecological importance of honey,...
Main Authors: | Michael Eyer, Peter Neumann, Vincent Dietemann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4999132?pdf=render |
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