The cuticle protein gene BMWCP10 is transcriptionally upregulated by ecdysone during
development. In the present study, using a transient reporter assay, the activity of various …

We describe how protease and protease inhibitor activity patterns vary during ontogenesis,
with season, and in relation to caste and sex in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Extraction of …

Excitation–contraction coupling was characterized in enzymatically isolated adult honeybee
skeletal muscle fibers. The voltage-dependent Ca 2+ current (I Ca) underlies action potential …

Proneural genes encode transcriptional activators of the basic Helix–loop–helix class that
are involved in neuronal specification and differentiation. We have used the recent …

The family Formicidae (ants) is composed of more than 12,000 described species that vary
greatly in size, morphology, behavior, life history, ecology, and social organization. Ants …

In honeybees, queens synthesize the “queen pheromone,” whereas workers synthesize fatty
acid components of “royal jelly” in their mandibular glands (MGs). To identify candidate …

The changing pattern of developing cuticle and associated epidermis is described during
the imaginal molt in the honey bee. Observations began immediately after the pupal molt …

I report here an investigation of the age-and caste-specific expression patterns of nine
honeybee orthologs of genes involved in repair of oxidative and methylation damage of …

The evolution and loss of distinctive larval forms in animal life cycles have produced
complex patterns of similarity and difference among life-history stages and major animal …

Identifying the basis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) remains challenging for the study of
complex traits, such as behavior. The honey bee is a good model combining interesting …