Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources

Trophallaxis by honeybees was studied in two series of experiments. Honeybees were fed to satiation with sucrose solutions from 10 to 50% w/w (sugar concentration experiment), or with different amounts of a 50% w/w sucrose solution (crop load experiment). By increasing the concentration of solutions...

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Autores principales: Farina, Walter Marcelo, Núñez, Josué Antonio
Publicado: 1991
Materias:
bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apis mellifera
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina
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spelling paper:paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina2023-06-08T14:24:17Z Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources Farina, Walter Marcelo Núñez, Josué Antonio bee honeybee trophallaxis Apis mellifera Trophallaxis by honeybees was studied in two series of experiments. Honeybees were fed to satiation with sucrose solutions from 10 to 50% w/w (sugar concentration experiment), or with different amounts of a 50% w/w sucrose solution (crop load experiment). By increasing the concentration of solutions, the transfer rate was increased up to a maximum value for the 30-40% sucrose solution. With increasing crop load, maximum transfer rate was attained for satiated bees. The amount of sucrose transferred during trophallactic contact was related to the amount of sucrose carried in the honey sac for both experimental series. Results are discussed in relation to the foraging and recruiting patterns displayed by foragers. © 1991 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Núñez, J.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1991 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apis mellifera
spellingShingle bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apis mellifera
Farina, Walter Marcelo
Núñez, Josué Antonio
Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
topic_facet bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apis mellifera
description Trophallaxis by honeybees was studied in two series of experiments. Honeybees were fed to satiation with sucrose solutions from 10 to 50% w/w (sugar concentration experiment), or with different amounts of a 50% w/w sucrose solution (crop load experiment). By increasing the concentration of solutions, the transfer rate was increased up to a maximum value for the 30-40% sucrose solution. With increasing crop load, maximum transfer rate was attained for satiated bees. The amount of sucrose transferred during trophallactic contact was related to the amount of sucrose carried in the honey sac for both experimental series. Results are discussed in relation to the foraging and recruiting patterns displayed by foragers. © 1991 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
author Farina, Walter Marcelo
Núñez, Josué Antonio
author_facet Farina, Walter Marcelo
Núñez, Josué Antonio
author_sort Farina, Walter Marcelo
title Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
title_short Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
title_full Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
title_fullStr Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
title_full_unstemmed Trophallaxis in the honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.) as related to the profitability of food sources
title_sort trophallaxis in the honeybee, apis mellifera (l.) as related to the profitability of food sources
publishDate 1991
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v42_n3_p389_Farina
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