In an effort to uncover genes associated with ovary activation in honey bee workers, the
extent to which eight candidate genes co-varied in their expression with experimentally …

It has been proposed that a honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker's preference for foraging for
pollen or nectar is modulated by a gene network that was originally involved in regulating …

A fundamental issue in sociobiology is to understand how social insect females regulate
their individual reproduction to maximize colony and personal fitness. Although the social …

Newly emerged worker honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) aged less than 24 h were placed into
queen less cages and given a section of empty drone comb and unlimited supplies of …

Diphenism in social bees is essentially contingent on nutrient-induced cellular and systemic
physiological responses resulting in divergent gene expression patterns. Analyses of …

Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers are essentially sterile females that are used to study
how complex social behavior develops. Workers perform nest tasks, like nursing larvae …

Several lines of evidence support genetic links between ovary size and division of labor in
worker honey bees. However, it is largely unknown how ovaries influence behavior. To …

A queen honey bee mates at∼ 6 days of age, storing the sperm in her spermatheca for life.
Mating is associated with profound changes in the behaviour and physiology of the queen …

Ovarian activity not only influences fertility, but is also involved with the regulation of division
of labour between reproductive and behavioural castes of female honey bees. In order to …

Reproductive and behavioural specialisations characterise advanced social insect societies.
Typically, the honey bee (Apis mellifera) shows a pronounced reproductive division of …