Rearing of candidate queens by honeybee, Apis mellifera, workers (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is independent of genetic relatedness

スポンサーリンク

概要

• 論文の詳細を見る

• Polyandry in honeybee queens (Apis mellifera) leads to many subfamilies within a colony. Nepotism is expected to occur under these circumstances since honeybee workers can increase their inclusive fitness by favoring full-sisters over half-sisters. The potential benefits of nepotism to workers may be most apparent in queen rearing in which workers can readily influence the genetic composition of the next generation. To determine whether the kin-selected nepotism hypothesis could explain queen rearing, observations were made on the care behavior exhibited by workers to-ward queen larvae in 4 colonies, and patrilines were identified using DNA microsatellite markers. We observed 521 worker visitation behaviors directed towards queen larvae during 101 h of observation. Care behaviors were found to occur independently of the genetic relatedness between nurse bees and nursed queen larvae. We therefore suggest that the kin-selected nepotism hypothesis cannot explain queen rearing.

• 日本応用動物昆虫学会の論文
• 2007-11-25

著者

• Koyama Satoshi

  United Graduate School Of Veterinary Medicine Gifu University:department Of Veterinary Medicine Facu

• HARANO Ken-ichi

  Faculty of Agriculture, Tamagawa University

• HIROTA Tadao

  Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University

• SATOH Toshiyuki

  United Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu, University

• OBARA Yoshiaki

  United Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Gifu, University

• Hirota Tadao

  Department Of Biology Faculty Of Science Yamagata University

• Hirota Tadao

  Department Of Biology Division Of Natural Sciences International Christian University

• Obara Yoshiaki

  United Graduate School Of Veterinary Medicine Gifu University

• Satoh Toshiyuki

  United Graduate School Of Veterinary Medicine Gifu University

• Harano Ken-ichi

  Lab. Of Insect Physiology And Behavior National Inst. Of Agrobiological Sciences (nias)

関連論文

• Rearing of candidate queens by honeybee, Apis mellifera, workers (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is independent of genetic relatedness
• The evolution of sexual difference in dispersal strategy sensitive to population density
• Color discrimination on orientation of female Eurema hecabe (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
• モンシロチョウのメス探し行動に対するオスの交尾経験の影響
• The Influence of Female Post-Emergence Behavior on the Time Schedule of Male Mate-Locating in Pieris rapae crucivora(Behavior Biology)(Origin and evolution of chordates)
• Genetic differentiation among endangered populations of the Japanese clouded salamander, Hynobius nebulosus (Caudata: Hynobiidae)
• Spermatophore expulsion in the carrion beetle Silpha perforata (Coleoptera : Silphidae)
• Factors affecting internest variation in the aggressiveness of a polygynous ant, Camponotus yamaokai

スポンサーリンク