Recognition errors by honey bee (Apis mellifera) guards demonstrate overlapping cues in conspecific recognition [0.03%]
蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)卫兵在种内识别中的辨识错误表明了种内识别线索的相互重叠
Margaret J Couvillon,Gabrielle G F Roy,Francis L W Ratnieks
Margaret J Couvillon
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) entrance guards discriminate nestmates from intruders. We tested the hypothesis that the recognition cues between nestmate bees and intruder bees overlap by comparing their acceptances with that of worker common w...
Annette Bruun Jensen,Kathrine Aronstein,José Manuel Flores et al.
Annette Bruun Jensen et al.
Chalkbrood and stonebrood are two fungal diseases associated with honey bee brood. Chalkbrood, caused by Ascosphaera apis, is a common and widespread disease that can result in severe reduction of emerging worker bees and thus overall colon...