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Response thresholds to sucrose predict foraging division of labor in honeybees
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pankiw, Tanya Jr, Robert E. Page |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | Abstract Division of labor, where thousands of individuals perform specific behavioral acts repeatedly and non-randomly, is the hallmark of insect societies. Virtually nothing is known about the underlying neurophysiological processes that direct individuals into specific behavioral roles. We demonstrate that sensory-physiological variation in the perception of sucrose in honeybees measured when they are 1 week old correlates with their foraging behavior 2–3 weeks later. Workers with the lowest response thresholds became water foragers, followed with increasing response thresholds by pollen foragers, nectar foragers, bees collecting both pollen and nectar, and finally those returning to the colony empty (water |
| Starting Page | 265 |
| Ending Page | 267 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s002650050664 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://page-one.springer.com/pdf/preview/10.1007/s002650050664 |
| Journal | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
