Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation

Trophallactic behaviour of donor honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, fed at two feeders with different volumes of a 50% weight/weight sucrose solution, at different flow rates, was studied in an experimental arena. Transfer delay (i.e. the time up to the first trophallactic contact between...

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Autores principales: Farina, W.M., Núñez, J.A.
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bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apinae
Apis
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera ligustica
Apoidea
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v45_n6_p1227_Farina
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spelling todo:paper_00033472_v45_n6_p1227_Farina2023-10-03T13:56:09Z Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation Farina, W.M. Núñez, J.A. bee honeybee trophallaxis Apinae Apis Apis mellifera Apis mellifera ligustica Apoidea Trophallactic behaviour of donor honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, fed at two feeders with different volumes of a 50% weight/weight sucrose solution, at different flow rates, was studied in an experimental arena. Transfer delay (i.e. the time up to the first trophallactic contact between partners) decreased as the crop load of donor bees increased. Donor bees that attained the same final crop load but spent more or less time drinking at the feeder, because of differences in the flow rate, decreased the transfer delay when the flow rate of feeding increased. As crop load increases with the flow rate of the food source, donor foragers could indicate by their transfer delay how profitable a food source is. Transfer delays also varied throughout the day, being shortest in the morning (0800-1200 hours) for all crop loads tested. © 1993 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. All rights reserved. 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. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v45_n6_p1227_Farina
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apinae
Apis
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera ligustica
Apoidea
spellingShingle bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apinae
Apis
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera ligustica
Apoidea
Farina, W.M.
Núñez, J.A.
Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
topic_facet bee
honeybee
trophallaxis
Apinae
Apis
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera ligustica
Apoidea
description Trophallactic behaviour of donor honey bees, Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, fed at two feeders with different volumes of a 50% weight/weight sucrose solution, at different flow rates, was studied in an experimental arena. Transfer delay (i.e. the time up to the first trophallactic contact between partners) decreased as the crop load of donor bees increased. Donor bees that attained the same final crop load but spent more or less time drinking at the feeder, because of differences in the flow rate, decreased the transfer delay when the flow rate of feeding increased. As crop load increases with the flow rate of the food source, donor foragers could indicate by their transfer delay how profitable a food source is. Transfer delays also varied throughout the day, being shortest in the morning (0800-1200 hours) for all crop loads tested. © 1993 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. All rights reserved.
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author Farina, W.M.
Núñez, J.A.
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Núñez, J.A.
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title Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
title_short Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
title_full Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
title_fullStr Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
title_full_unstemmed Trophallaxis in honey bees: Transfer delay and daily modulation
title_sort trophallaxis in honey bees: transfer delay and daily modulation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00033472_v45_n6_p1227_Farina
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