QUEEN ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOR OF WORKER HONEY-BEES (APIS-MELLIFERA L) THAT ARE HIGH AND LOW RESPONDING TO QUEEN MANDIBULAR PHEROMONE

被引：27
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作者：
PANKIW, T [1 ]
WINSTON, ML [1 ]
SLESSOR, KN [1 ]
机构：
[1] SIMON FRASER UNIV,DEPT CHEM,BURNABY,BC V5A 1S6,CANADA
来源：
INSECTES SOCIAUX | 1995年 / 42卷 / 04期
关键词：
APIS MELLIFERA; QUEEN PHEROMONE; QUEEN ATTENDANCE;
D O I：
10.1007/BF01242165
中图分类号：
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Queen attendance behavior of workers from selected honey bee colonies with high and low worker retinue response to synthetic queen mandibular gland pheromone (QMP) was investigated. Antennating, licking, grooming, and feeding of the queen by workers from high and low responding colonies were examined. High and low QMP responding workers did not attend the queen differently. However, workers originating from different colonies antennated and licked the queen more frequently than others, suggesting there may be a genetic basis for queen attendance behavior not necessarily associated with response to QMP. The median age of queen attendance was independent of strain.
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页码：371 / 378
页数：8
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