Diapause survival and post-diapause performance in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris)
Diapause survival and post-diapause performance in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris)
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DOI:
10.1023/a:1003595306816
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发表时间:
1998-12-01
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1.9
通讯作者:
Lingeman, R
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作者:
Beekman, M;van Stratum, P;Lingeman, R
Diapause survival and post-diapause performance (i.e., if a queen starts to lay eggs) of in total 2210 bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris) were measured under different diapause regimes: 5 temperatures (-5, 0, 5, 10 and 15 degrees C) in combination with 5 durations of exposure (1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 months).The results show that weight at the start of diapause determines to a large extent whether a queen will be able to survive diapause. Queens with a wet weight below 0.6 g prior to diapause did not survive, but for those queens exceeding this threshold a higher pre-diapause weight did not increase their post-diapause performance.There was no effect of temperature on diapause survival; 76% of the variance in survival could be explained by the duration of the treatment. Neither temperature nor duration of exposure had an effect on post-diapause performance. The preoviposition period of the queens that laid eggs was also determined. The preoviposition period was affected by both temperature and duration of exposure: the preoviposition period decreased with decreasing temperature but also with increasing duration of the treatment.