Interfamily variation in comb wax hydrocarbons produced by honey bees

Michael D. Breed; Robert E. Page; Bruce E. Hibbard; Louis B. Bjostad

doi:10.1007/BF02027565

Interfamily variation in comb wax hydrocarbons produced by honey bees

Michael D. Breed, Robert E. Page, Bruce E. Hibbard, Louis B. Bjostad

Arizona State University

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Abstract

The hydrocarbons of honeybee comb wax vary significantly between colonies. This variation is explained in part by genetic (familial) differences among colonies. Even though significant differences in wax hydrocarbons exist among families, there is a high level of consistency within and among families in a correlation analysis, indicating structural constancy in comb wax. The significance of these results in interpreting the potential role of comb wax in the nestmate recognition system of the honeybee is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1329-1338
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	21
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02027565
State	Published - Sep 1 1995

Keywords

Honeybee
comb wax
hydrocarbons

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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