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Table 1 Aggression level index of honey bee behavioral interactions

From: Effects of immunostimulation on social behavior, chemical communication and genome-wide gene expression in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera)

Abbreviation

Behaviour Description

Index

I

Immobility

0

L

Locomotion: walking/running

0

SG

Self-grooming

0

AG

Allo-grooming(antennal contact, grooming or licking)

1

T

Trophallaxis

1

O

Opening mandibles

2

B

Biting

3

F

Biting with gaster flexion

4

S

Stinging

5