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Honeybee nestmate recognition: Effects of queen fecal pheromones.

M D Breed1, T M Stiller, M S Blum, R E Page.   

Abstract

Previous work has shown that queen honeybees,Apis mellifera, produce waxy esters composed of 8-14 carbon acids and 6-14 carbon alcohols in their feces. We tested these esters for effects on nestmate recognition; 11 of the 12 esters tested significantly modified the recognition characteristics of worker honeybees. Pairwise tests showed that workers can discriminate between at least some pairs of queen esters and that workers can discriminate between a queen ester and hexadecane (another known nestmate recognition cue). These results suggest that a queen may use the esters to enable workers to recognize her or to scent-mark her colony.

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Year:  1992        PMID： 24254293     DOI： 10.1007/BF00993235

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Chem Ecol        ISSN： 0098-0331            Impact factor:   2.626


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Authors:  B H Smith
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  1983-07       Impact factor: 11.205

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Authors:  R E Page; M S Blum; H M Fales
Journal:  Experientia       Date:  1988-03-15

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Authors:  M D Breed
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  1981-04       Impact factor: 11.205

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Authors:  M D Breed; L Butler; T M Stiller
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  1985-05       Impact factor: 11.205

5.  Comb wax mediates the acquisition of nest-mate recognition cues in honey bees.

Authors:  M D Breed; K R Williams; J H Fewell
Journal:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A       Date:  1988-11       Impact factor: 11.205

6.  Eclectic chemisociality of the honeybee : A wealth of behaviors, pheromones, and exocrine glands.

Authors:  M S Blum; H M Fales
Journal:  J Chem Ecol       Date:  1988-11       Impact factor: 2.626
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Journal:  Ecotoxicology       Date:  2003 Feb-Aug       Impact factor: 2.823

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Journal:  J Chem Ecol       Date:  2012-01-18       Impact factor: 2.626

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Authors:  Daniel Münch; Nicholas Baker; Claus D Kreibich; Anders T Bråten; Gro V Amdam
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2010-10-19       Impact factor: 3.240

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