EXTRACTABLE HYDROCARBONS AND KIN RECOGNITION IN HONEYBEE (APIS-MELLIFERA L)

被引：88

作者：

PAGE, RE

METCALF, RA

METCALF, RL

ERICKSON, EH

LAMPMAN, RL

机构：

[1] NCI, LHC, BETHESDA, MD 20817 USA

[2] UNIV ILLINOIS, DEPT ENTOMOL, URBANA, IL 61801 USA

[3] USDA, ARS, CARL HAYDEN BEE RES UNIT, TUCSON, AZ 85719 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1991年 / 17卷 / 04期

关键词：

HONEYBEE; APIS-MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; APIDAE; HYDROCARBONS; KIN RECOGNITION; GENETIC RELATEDNESS;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00994197

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Hydrocarbons of worker honeybees of known pedigree were extracted and analyzed using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Variability in hydrocarbon extracts of individual workers is determined at least in part genetically. Correlations in hydrocarbon composition of extracts were highest among more closely related individuals. Individuals maintained in groups exchange hydrocarbons but still maintain enough self-produced compounds to retain genetically determined individual characteristics. These results demonstrate that extractable hydrocarbons of bees provide sufficiently reliable genetic information to function as labels for use during kin recognition.

引用

页码：745 / 756

页数：12

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