Genotypical Variability for the Tasks of Water Collecting and Scenting in a Honey Bee Colony

The polyandrous mating behaviour of the honey bee queen increases the genotypical variability amongst her worker offspring. Microsatellite DNA analyses revealed a total of 16 subfamilies in one colony of honey bees. The subfamilies were represented in significantly different proportions in two subgr...

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Published in:Ethology 2000-09, Vol.106 (9), p.769-779
Main Authors: Kryger, Per, Kryger, Ute, Moritz, Robin F. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal ethology
Apidae
Apis mellifera
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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Summary:The polyandrous mating behaviour of the honey bee queen increases the genotypical variability amongst her worker offspring. Microsatellite DNA analyses revealed a total of 16 subfamilies in one colony of honey bees. The subfamilies were represented in significantly different proportions in two subgroups of bees, water collecting bees and scenting bees, indicating a genetic component in task choice.
ISSN:0179-1613
1439-0310
DOI:10.1046/j.1439-0310.2000.00571.x