A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season

The release of scents by honeybees Apis mellifera was studied in an experimental design that involved two bees: one caught and disturbed in a confinement vial (A-bee) and another introduced in a matrass (B-bee) and afterwards confronted with the confinement vial while trying to escape to the light....

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Autores principales:	Núñez, Josué Antonio, Giurfa, Martín
Publicado:	1996
Materias:	Apis mellifera Deterrents Disturbance Honeybees Pheromones
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama2023-06-08T14:47:08Z A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season Núñez, Josué Antonio Giurfa, Martín Apis mellifera Deterrents Disturbance Honeybees Pheromones The release of scents by honeybees Apis mellifera was studied in an experimental design that involved two bees: one caught and disturbed in a confinement vial (A-bee) and another introduced in a matrass (B-bee) and afterwards confronted with the confinement vial while trying to escape to the light. The time needed by the B-bee to reach the vial bottom was recorded for different disturbances (delay response). Honeybees rejected the vial where another bee was confined; results are thus consistent with the release of deterrents by A-bees. The delay response of B-bees increased with the confinement time and with the pressure applied to A-bees. Pressing was more efficient in eliciting the release of deterrents. Both mandibular glands and sting chamber contributed to the delay response. Beheaded A-bees elicited a greater delay response; thus, the release of substances from the sting chamber may be under the control of a central inhibition that disappears when the head is removed. An annual fluctuation in the delay response occurred. Maximal values were attained shortly after the period of abundant nectar flow. Tests with head- or sting-chamber squashes reveal that such fluctuation was associated with deterrents from the head. These could have an adaptive value in a foraging context. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. Fil:Núñez, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Giurfa, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1996 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama
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topic	Apis mellifera Deterrents Disturbance Honeybees Pheromones
spellingShingle	Apis mellifera Deterrents Disturbance Honeybees Pheromones Núñez, Josué Antonio Giurfa, Martín A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
topic_facet	Apis mellifera Deterrents Disturbance Honeybees Pheromones
description	The release of scents by honeybees Apis mellifera was studied in an experimental design that involved two bees: one caught and disturbed in a confinement vial (A-bee) and another introduced in a matrass (B-bee) and afterwards confronted with the confinement vial while trying to escape to the light. The time needed by the B-bee to reach the vial bottom was recorded for different disturbances (delay response). Honeybees rejected the vial where another bee was confined; results are thus consistent with the release of deterrents by A-bees. The delay response of B-bees increased with the confinement time and with the pressure applied to A-bees. Pressing was more efficient in eliciting the release of deterrents. Both mandibular glands and sting chamber contributed to the delay response. Beheaded A-bees elicited a greater delay response; thus, the release of substances from the sting chamber may be under the control of a central inhibition that disappears when the head is removed. An annual fluctuation in the delay response occurred. Maximal values were attained shortly after the period of abundant nectar flow. Tests with head- or sting-chamber squashes reveal that such fluctuation was associated with deterrents from the head. These could have an adaptive value in a foraging context. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
author	Núñez, Josué Antonio Giurfa, Martín
author_facet	Núñez, Josué Antonio Giurfa, Martín
author_sort	Núñez, Josué Antonio
title	A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
title_short	A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
title_full	A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
title_fullStr	A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
title_full_unstemmed	A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season
title_sort	deterrent response in honeybee (apis mellifera) foragers: dependence on disturbance and season
publishDate	1996
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v42_n5_p463_Balderrama
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A deterrent response in honeybee (Apis mellifera) foragers: Dependence on disturbance and season

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