Semiochemical basis of the retinue response to queen honey bees
Semiochemical basis of the retinue response to queen honey bees
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10.1038/332354a0
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发表时间：
1988-03
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64.8
通讯作者：
K. N. Slessor;L. Kaminski;G. G. King-G.;J. Borden;M. Winston
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作者：
K. N. Slessor;L. Kaminski;G. G. King-G.;J. Borden;M. Winston
蜂王的下颌腺复合体（HQMC）产生的物质被认为是蜜蜂（Apis melliferaL. 1 -3）中形成随从的原因。随从反应包括舔和触角行为，这标志着一个占主导地位的生殖女王的存在，从而建立和稳定的殖民地的社会结构。尽管有25年的研究，没有一个已知的成分HQMC提取物4，5已有效地引起全随从行为。我们报告说，下颌腺为基础的随从反应是由五个化学信息素介导的。每种组分单独具有弱活性，但完全混合后赋予的活性相当于HQMC提取物，其水平低至蜂王中存在的水平的10- 7。
The substance produced by the mandibular gland complex (HQMC) of queen honey bees is considered to be responsible for retinue formation in honey bees,Apis melliferaL.1–3. The retinue response includes the licking and antennating behaviour which signals the presence of a dominant reproductive queen and thereby establishes and stabilizes the social fabric of the colony. Despite 25 years of research, none of the known constituents of HQMC extract4,5has been effective in eliciting full retinue behaviour. We report that the mandibular-gland-based retinue response is mediated by five semiochemicals. Each component is weakly active alone, but the complete blend imparts activity equivalent to HQMC extract at a level as low as 10–7of that present in a queen.