Nestmate Recognition in Honey Bees: Collaborative Research on Behavioral, Chemical and Genetic Aspects

蜜蜂的同巢伴侣识别：行为、化学和遗传方面的合作研究

• 批准号: 9209016
• 负责人: Michael Breed
• 金额: $ 6.05万
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-10-15 至 1995-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9209016&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Nestmate; Recognition; Honey; Bees; Collaborative

Kin recognition is a fundamental mechanism in animal behavior. Many animal species, including humans, are able to discriminate between close relatives and other individuals of the same species, and to behave preferentially to close relatives. Often, the signals used by animals to make these discriminations are odors, but only in the honey bee have specific chemical compounds been identified that enable animals to tell relatives from non- relatives. This project will provide new information on how these odors are used by honey bees, will identify additional such odors, and will enhance our understanding of how the production of odors is inherited. In a practical sense, the project will suggest new ways to manipulate honey bee colonies so that beekeeping practices may be improved. The results may prove to be particularly important in suggesting ways of preventing the African honey bee from disrupting beekeeping operations.

亲属识别是动物行为的基本机制。 许多动物物种，包括人类，都能够区分 近亲和同一人的其他个人之间 物种，并表现出优先近亲。 通常情况下， 动物用来辨别的信号是 气味，但只有在蜜蜂有特定的化学化合物 已经被确认能让动物区分亲戚和非亲戚 亲戚 该项目将提供新的信息， 这些气味是蜜蜂使用的，将识别其他此类 气味，并将提高我们的了解如何生产 气味是遗传的。 从实际意义上讲，该项目将 提出了操纵蜜蜂群体的新方法， 可以改进养蜂方法。 结果可能证明 特别重要的是，建议如何防止 非洲蜜蜂扰乱养蜂业。