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Mating sign

honey bee, mating sign

Honey bee queen with mating sign at the end of her abdomen. After Woyke (1956, fig. 1) [1], Woyke (2011, fig. 3) [2].

References

  1. Woyke J. (1956) Anatomo-physiological changes in queen-bees returning from mating flights, and the process of multiple mating. Bulletin de l'Academie Polonaise des Sciences 4:81–87.
  2. Woyke J. (2011) The mating sign of queen bees originates from two drones and the process of multiple mating in honey bees. Journal of Apicultural Research 50:272-283.
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