The Ability of Honey Bee Drones to Ejaculate

The effectiveness of two methods of collecting semen from honeybee Apis mellifera drones was compared, and the reasons for problems with ejaculating semen were analysed. Among 275 drones, 100 were stimulated to release semen using a manual method, 100 with the use of chloroform, and from 75 drones t...

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Main Authors: Czekońska Krystyna, Chuda-Mickiewicz Bożena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0027