Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and south...
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paper:paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe2023-06-08T15:05:07Z Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) Farina, Walter Marcelo biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and southern subtropical areas of the globe. In sucrose response threshold assays, foragers of Melipona scutellaris showed an increased responsiveness to sucrose after oral OA treatments. The effect of OA on the bees’ responsiveness to sucrose was OA dose-dependent and lasted for up to 1 h. Our results indicate that experimental approaches similar to the ones used for honey bees, Apis mellifera, are feasible for stingless bees. This opens opportunities to study the variability of aminergic regulation of collective behaviour in social bees. © 2016, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe |
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biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae |
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biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae Farina, Walter Marcelo Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae |
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Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and southern subtropical areas of the globe. In sucrose response threshold assays, foragers of Melipona scutellaris showed an increased responsiveness to sucrose after oral OA treatments. The effect of OA on the bees’ responsiveness to sucrose was OA dose-dependent and lasted for up to 1 h. Our results indicate that experimental approaches similar to the ones used for honey bees, Apis mellifera, are feasible for stingless bees. This opens opportunities to study the variability of aminergic regulation of collective behaviour in social bees. © 2016, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. |
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Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Farina, Walter Marcelo |
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) |
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dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (melipona scutellaris) |
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2017 |
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