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Diet and cell size both affect queen-worker differentiation through DNA methylation in honey bees (Apis mellifera, Apidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Young larvae of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) are totipotent; they can become either queens (reproductives) or workers (largely sterile helpers). DNA methylation has been shown to play an important role in this differentiation. In this study, we examine
Yuan Yuan Shi +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 The Yemeni honeybee (Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner) is the native race in Saudi Arabia. The Carniolan honeybee (A. m. carnica Pollmann) and its hybrid with the Egyptian honeybee (A. m.
Saad N Al-Kahtani, El-Kazafy A Taha
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Quantifying Abdominal Coloration of Worker Honey Bees
InsectsThe main drawback in using coloration to identify honey bee subspecies is the lack of knowledge regarding genetic background, subjectivity of coloration grading, and the effect of the environment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of environmental temperature on the abdominal coloration of honey bee workers and to develop a tool for ...
Jernej Bubnič, Janez Prešern
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Honey bee PTEN--description, developmental knockdown, and tissue-specific expression of splice-variants correlated with alternative social phenotypes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Phosphatase and TENsin (PTEN) homolog is a negative regulator that takes part in IIS (insulin/insulin-like signaling) and Egfr (epidermal growth factor receptor) activation in Drosophila melanogaster.
Navdeep S Mutti +3 more
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Behavioral Control of Workers by Queens in Primitively Eusocial Bees
Science, 1977 Queens of Lasioglossum zephyrum , a primitively eusocial bee, are considerably more active than workers. The queen's behavior stimulates worker activities; removal of the queen results in a marked reduction in activities of other bees.
Breed, Michael D., Gamboa, George J.
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Ecdysone signaling plays central roles in morphogenesis and female ovarian development in holometabolous insects. In the European honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), however, ecdysone receptor (EcR) is expressed in the brains of adult workers, which have ...
Shiori Iino +4 more
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Türk Biyokimya DergisiThe bee stinger is the defense organ of honeybees. The venom sac of a worker bee is connected to its stinger, which is used as a defense mechanism, and it has a potent and complex combination of substances that is unique in the animal kingdom.
Nalbantsoy Ayşe +3 more
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The effect of the brood and the queen on early gene expression in bumble bee workers' brains
Scientific Reports, 2022 Worker reproduction in social insects is often regulated by the queen, but can be regulated by the brood and nestmates, who may use different mechanisms to induce the same outcomes in subordinates. Analysis of brain gene expression patterns in bumble bee
Priscila K. F. Santos +3 more
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The colony environment modulates sleep in honey bee workers [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2014 Abstract One of the most important and evolutionarily conserved roles of sleep is the processing and consolidation of information acquired during wakefulness. In both insects and mammals, environmental and social stimuli can modify sleep physiology and behavior, yet relatively little is known about the specifics of the wake experiences ...
Ada Eban-Rothschild, Guy Bloch
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Taxonomic revision and identification keys for the giant honey bees
Frontiers in Bee ScienceIntroductionThe taxonomy and phylogeny of the giant honey bees (Apis; subgenus Megapis) remain controversial and unresolved. The species boundaries within the subgenus are unclear, and some species that are recognized on the basis of genetic differences ...
Nyaton Kitnya +4 more
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