Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees?
Dancing and trophallactic behaviour of forager honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, that returned from an automatic feeder with a regulated flow rate of 50% weight-to-weight sucrose solution (range: 0.76-7.65 μl/min) were studied in an observation hive. Behavioural parameters of dancing, su...
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paper:paper_03405443_v38_n1_p59_Farina2023-06-08T15:33:59Z Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? Apis mellifera Communication Dancing behaviour Foraging Trophallaxis Apis mellifera Apidae Apis mellifera ligustica Hymenoptera communication dance honeybee nectar trophallaxis Dancing and trophallactic behaviour of forager honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, that returned from an automatic feeder with a regulated flow rate of 50% weight-to-weight sucrose solution (range: 0.76-7.65 μl/min) were studied in an observation hive. Behavioural parameters of dancing, such as probability, duration and dance tempo, increased with the nectar flow rate, though with very different response curves among bees. For trophallaxis (i.e. mouth-to-mouth exchange of food), the frequency of givingcontacts and the transfer rate of the nectar increased with the nectar flow rate. After unloading, foragers often approached other nest mates and begged for food before returning to the food source. This behaviour was less frequent at higher nectar flow rates. These results show that the profitability of a food source in terms of nectar flow rate had a quantitative representation in the hive through quantitative changes in trophallactic and dancing behaviour. The role of trophallaxis as a communication channel during recruitment is discussed. 1996 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03405443_v38_n1_p59_Farina http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03405443_v38_n1_p59_Farina |
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Universidad de Buenos Aires |
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Apis mellifera Communication Dancing behaviour Foraging Trophallaxis Apis mellifera Apidae Apis mellifera ligustica Hymenoptera communication dance honeybee nectar trophallaxis |
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Apis mellifera Communication Dancing behaviour Foraging Trophallaxis Apis mellifera Apidae Apis mellifera ligustica Hymenoptera communication dance honeybee nectar trophallaxis Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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Apis mellifera Communication Dancing behaviour Foraging Trophallaxis Apis mellifera Apidae Apis mellifera ligustica Hymenoptera communication dance honeybee nectar trophallaxis |
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Dancing and trophallactic behaviour of forager honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, that returned from an automatic feeder with a regulated flow rate of 50% weight-to-weight sucrose solution (range: 0.76-7.65 μl/min) were studied in an observation hive. Behavioural parameters of dancing, such as probability, duration and dance tempo, increased with the nectar flow rate, though with very different response curves among bees. For trophallaxis (i.e. mouth-to-mouth exchange of food), the frequency of givingcontacts and the transfer rate of the nectar increased with the nectar flow rate. After unloading, foragers often approached other nest mates and begged for food before returning to the food source. This behaviour was less frequent at higher nectar flow rates. These results show that the profitability of a food source in terms of nectar flow rate had a quantitative representation in the hive through quantitative changes in trophallactic and dancing behaviour. The role of trophallaxis as a communication channel during recruitment is discussed. |
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Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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Food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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food-exchange by foragers in the hive-a means of communication among honey bees? |
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1996 |
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https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03405443_v38_n1_p59_Farina http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03405443_v38_n1_p59_Farina |
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