Behavioural mimicry of honeybees (Apis mellifera) by droneflies (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalis spp.)
Behavioural mimicry of honeybees (Apis mellifera) by droneflies (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalis spp.)
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DOI：
10.1098/rspb.2000.1088
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发表时间：
2000-05-07
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Edmunds, M
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作者：
Golding, YC;Edmunds, M
苍蝇（飞虱科：飞虱科）在外表上与蜜蜂（蜜蜂科）相似，通常被认为是贝叶斯模仿者。本研究采用焦点观察技术，以比较苍蝇（Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax， Eristalis arbustorum和Eristalis nemorum）在采食花丛时的觅食行为与蜜蜂和其他膜翅目和双翅目昆虫的行为。研究发现，在一系列植物物种中，与其他膜翅目动物和双翅目动物相比，苍蝇花在单朵花上的时间和花之间飞行的时间与蜜蜂更相似。这些结果表明，苍蝇的行为已经进化得更像蜜蜂，它们支持了苍蝇是贝叶斯模仿者的假设。
Droneflies (Syrphidae: Eristalis spp.) resemble honeybees (Apis mellifera) in appearance and have often been considered to be Batesian mimics. This study used a focal watch technique in order to compare the foraging behaviour of droneflies (Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis arbustorum and Eristalis nemorum) whilst they were feeding on patches of flowers with the behaviour of honeybees and other hymenopterans and dipterans. It was found that, on a, range of plant species, the time droneflies spent on individual flowers and the time spent flying between them was more similar to that of honeybees than to the times of other hymenopterans and dipterans. These results suggest that dronefly behaviour has evolved to become more similar to that of honeybees and they support the hypothesis that droneflies are Batesian mimics.