Published May 26, 1975
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Journal article
Determination of a seasonal variation in the food exchanges between worker honeybees (Apis mellifica ligustica S.) by means of a radioisotope
- 1. Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques (INRA), 91 - Bures-sur-Yvette (France). Station de Recherches sur l'Abeille et les Insectes Sociaux
Description
Food exchanges have been studied during the whole year between workers of unknown age and 4-days old workers. Variations exist between both groups. The mean percentage of shared food is 27% in the group of honeybees of unknown age and 40% in the group of 4-days old workers with respect to the initial intake of the giver. The effect of the season appears among workers of unknown are particularly
Abstract (French)
Les transferts de nourriture ont ete etudies au cours des differents mois de l'annee entre des abeilles d'age indetermine d'une part et des abeilles agees de 4 jours d'autre part. Les resultats montrent les variations qui existent entre deux lot d'abeilles. Le pourcentage moyen de nourriture distribuee se situe a 27% pour le lot d'ouvrieres receveuses d'age indetermine et a 40% pour le lot d'ouvrieres agees de 4 jours par rapport a la prise initiale de la donneuse. Il apparait que l'influence de la saison se manifeste particulierement chez les ouvrieres d'age indetermineAdditional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Mise en evidence, au moyen d'un radio-isotope, d'une variation saisonniere dans les transferts de nourriture entre ouvrieres d'abeilles (Apis mellifica ligustica S.)
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- C. R., Ser. D
- Journal Volume
- 280
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Series
- C. R., Ser. D.
- Journal Page Range
- 2349-2352
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 7222151
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- GOLD 198; INSECTS; NUTRITION; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TRACER TECHNIQUES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; GOLD ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INVERTEBRATES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; VARIATIONS