THE FLOW OF JELLY WITHIN A HONEYBEE COLONY

被引:147
作者
CRAILSHEIM, K
机构
[1] Institut für Zoologie an der Karl Franzens Universität, Graz, A-8010
关键词
FOOD EXCHANGE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; DRONES; DIVISION OF LABOR; HONEYBEE; APIS-MELLIFERA L;
D O I
10.1007/BF00301617
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
The flow of jelly from 100 nurse bees to the members of two normal-sized colonies was measured during one night. To follow the flow, nurses were injected with C-14-phenylalanine. They incorporated this label into the protein of their hypopharyngeal (brood food) glands and their own body protein. When they were allowed trophallactic contacts during the investigation period a loss of label and a shift away from the abdomen was observed, indicating protein synthesis in the hypopharyngeal glands from previously stored protein. Very young larvae were fed less frequently than older ones. Younger workers received larger amounts of jelly than older ones, but considerable amounts were given to foragers. Drones behaved similarly. Between one-third and one-half of the distributed jelly was given to imagines; 10% and 16% of all workers received radioactive jelly from 100 nurses in the two colonies during one night. Thus, jelly is a very important food for adult honey bees. There was a remarkable exchange of label within the class of nurses themselves that is interpreted as communication within the social system.
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页数:9
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