PHENOTYPE INTERACTIONS IN GROUP-BEHAVIOR OF HONEY-BEE WORKERS (APIS-MELLIFERA L)

被引：37

作者：

MORITZ, RFA ^{[1
]}

SOUTHWICK, EE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY COLL BROCKPORT, DEPT BIOL SCI, BROCKPORT, NY 14420 USA

来源：

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY | 1987年 / 21卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF00324435

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：

The alarm reaction of groups of honey bee workers was quantified using a metabolic bioassay. The genetic structure of these groups was varied in order to estimate the effects of worker interactions. Though the group phenotype was mainly determined by additive interactions, non-linear effects were also found. Mixed worker groups, combined from colonies with similar reactivity in the bioassay, showed a stronger response than pure groups. This phenomenon, analogous to the overdominance model for individuals in classical genetics, has implications for mechanisms of natural and artificial selection in social populations and for the evolution of polyandry in social Hymenoptera.

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