M. K. Mayer

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2009 article

The effects of size and reproductive quality on the outcomes of duels between honey bee queens ( Apis mellifera L.)

Tarpy, D. R., & Mayer, M. K. (2009, April 1). Ethology Ecology & Evolution, Vol. 21, pp. 147–153.

By: D. Tarpy n  & M. Mayer n

author keywords: honey bee queens; lethal fighting; reproductive quality; colony-level selection; social insect reproduction
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: It was found that heavier queens were significantly more likely to survive than lighter queens, suggesting that there may be opposing levels of selection acting on queen duels at the individual and colony levels. (via Semantic Scholar)
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