Genetic structure and division of labor in honeybee societies

N. W. Calderone; G. E. Robinson; R. E. Page

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Genetic structure and division of labor in honeybee societies

N. W. Calderone, G. E. Robinson, R. E. Page

Arizona State University

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Abstract

Recent studies have demonstrated a genotypic component to the division of labor among worker honeybees. However, these studies used artificially-selected strains of bees or colonies derived from queens that were instrumentally inseminated with the semen from very few males. We present evidence for genotypic variability among groups of workers performing tasks in colonies with naturally-mated queens. These results demonstrate that genetic structure is a level of social organization in honeybees.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	765-767
Number of pages	3
Journal	Experientia
Volume	45
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01974583
State	Published - Aug 1 1989

Keywords

Social behavior
behavior genetics
division of labor
honeybee

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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