Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles reveal age-related changes in honey bee drones (Apis mellifera carnica)

被引：21
作者：
Wakonigg, G [1 ]
Eveleigh, L
Arnold, G
Crailsheim, K
机构：
[1] Karl Franzens Univ Graz, Inst Zool, Graz, Austria
[2] Inst Natl Agron Paris Grignon, Chim Analyt Lab, Paris, France
[3] CNRS, UPR 9081, F-75231 Paris 05, France
来源：
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH | 2000年 / 39卷 / 3-4期
关键词：
honey bees; Apis mellifera carnica; drone honey bees; cuticle; gas chromatography; hydrocarbons; behaviour; age;
D O I：
10.1080/00218839.2000.11101033
中图分类号：
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of drone honey bees (Apis mellifera carnica) of different ages were compared by gas chromatography. Chromatograms of drones from three different colonies were similar and, despite some variations, showed the same patterns as a function of age. We suggest that in addition to behavioural changes, the surface hydrocarbon profiles of the drones might be used as a cue for the worker bees to discriminate between young and old individuals.
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