THE ROLE OF WAX COMB IN HONEY-BEE NESTMATE RECOGNITION

被引:98
作者
BREED, MD
GARRY, MF
PEARCE, AN
HIBBARD, BE
BJOSTAD, LB
PAGE, RE
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV, DEPT ENTOMOL, FT COLLINS, CO 80523 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF DAVIS, DEPT ENTOMOL, DAVIS, CA 95616 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1006/anbe.1995.0263
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Worker honey bees, Apis mellifera, are able to discriminate between combs on the basis of genetic similarity to a learned comb. The nestmate recognition cues that they acquire from the comb also have a genetically correlated component. Cues are acquired from comb in very short exposure periods (5 min or less) and can be transferred among bees that are in physical contact. Gas chromatographic analysis demonstrates that bees with exposure to comb have different chemical surface profiles than bees without such exposure. These results support the hypothesis that comb-derived recognition cues are highly important in honey bee nestmate recognition. These cues are at least in part derived from the wax itself, rather than from floral scents that have been absorbed by the wax. (C) 1995 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
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页码:489 / 496
页数:8
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