ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Chemosensory cues
;
olfaction
;
kin recognition
;
honeybees
;
Apis mellifera
;
Hymenoptera
;
Apidae
;
differential conditioning
;
proboscis extension reflex
;
learning
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Differential training of honeybee workers using the proboscis extension reflex is applied to the problem of evaluating compounds that may potentially provide cues for kin recognition in the honeybeeApis mellifera. These cues were obtained by contaminating glass rods and steel needles with different materials found in the hive. In particular it is shown that workers discriminate between: cuticular waxes from different adult workers; eggs from the same and different hives; similar aged larvae within the same hive; and needles contaminated with the Nasonov gland secretions of different adult workers. It appears that some of these differences are due to phenotypic variation among individuals that cannot be directly attributed to environmental factors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01022545
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