Behaviour genetics of nest cleaning in honey bees. II. Responses of two inbred lines to various amounts of cyanide-killed brood

1964 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Jones ◽  
Walter C. Rothenbuhler
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Nest Cleaning ◽  
Behaviour Genetics

Corolla Tube Length and Nectar Height of Fl Red Clover Plants (Trifolium pratense) and Their Seed Yield Following Honey-Bee Pollination

1968 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Bond ◽  
J. L. Fyfe
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Trifolium Pratense ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Tube Length ◽  
Bee Pollination ◽  
Continental Origin

SummaryCrosses between nine inbred lines of diploid doublecut red clover were measured for corolla tube length and nectar height, caged with honey-bees, and observations made on the number of bee visits and seed yield. There was evidence of additive genetic variation in nectar height, corolla tube length, bee visits and seed yield. The possibilities for improvement in these characters by selection are discussed. Attention is drawn to a remarkable discriminating behaviour of honey-bees, in that they could apparently recognize plants which had only one parent in common. A cage with a strong colony of honey-bees produced more than twice as much seed as a cage with a weak colony, and plants near to hives gave significantly more seed than plants distant from hives. Plants of English origin tended to have higher and more accessible nectar, more bee visits and greater seed yield than plants of continental origin.

When do honey bees use snapshots during navigation?

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Bartlett ◽  
Fred Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees

Hiveproud honey bees clean up

Nature ◽  
2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corie Lok
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees

Evaluation of inbred lines as sources of new alleles for improving elite maize hybrid

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 941-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomislav Zivanovic ◽  
Savo Vuckovic ◽  
Slaven Prodanovic ◽  
Goran Todorovic
Keyword(s):  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Maize Hybrid ◽  
New Alleles
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