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Role of hydrocarbons in egg recognition in the honeybee
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posted on 2023-06-08, 05:57 authored by Stephen J Martin, Graeme R Jones, Nicolas Châline, Francis RatnieksDespite worker-laid and queen-laid honeybee eggs having significantly different hydrocarbon profiles, bioassays and chemical supplementation studies show that changing the hydrocarbon profile does not affect egg identity. Furthermore, full-sized eggs that are tested just before being laid or just after being laid have similar hydrocarbon patterns but are treated differently in egg-discrimination bioassays with only the laid eggs surviving. This suggests that hydrocarbons play no role in the egg-recognition system in honeybees.
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Physiological EntomologyISSN
0307-6962External DOI
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4Volume
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395-399Pages
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- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
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