Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera)
The polyandrous mating behavior of the honeybee queen increases the genetic variability among her worker offspring and the workers of particular subfamilies tend to have a genetic predisposition for tasks preference. In this study, we intended to understand whether there is nepotism in dance communi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sciendo
2020-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Apicultural Science |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0021 |
| _version_ | 1818738658928230400 |
|---|---|
| author | Zhang Zu Yun Li Zhen Huang Qiang Jiang Wu Jun Zeng Zhi Jiang |
| author_facet | Zhang Zu Yun Li Zhen Huang Qiang Jiang Wu Jun Zeng Zhi Jiang |
| author_sort | Zhang Zu Yun |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The polyandrous mating behavior of the honeybee queen increases the genetic variability among her worker offspring and the workers of particular subfamilies tend to have a genetic predisposition for tasks preference. In this study, we intended to understand whether there is nepotism in dance communication of honeybees during natural conditions. Microsatellite DNA analyses revealed a total of fourteen and twelve subfamilies in two colonies. The subfamily composition of the dancer and the followers did not deviate from random. The majority of the subfamilies did not show kin recognition in dance-recruit communication in honeybee colonies, but some subfamilies showed significant nepotism for workers to follow their super-sister dancer. Because it seems unlikely that honeybee would change the tendency to follow dancers due to the degree of relatedness, we conclude that honeybees randomly follow a dancer in order to e benefit colony gain and development. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-18T01:12:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-60c9b1187d9c4b95b1c37ee5f218e597 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2299-4831 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-18T01:12:27Z |
| publishDate | 2020-10-01 |
| publisher | Sciendo |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Apicultural Science |
| spelling | doaj.art-60c9b1187d9c4b95b1c37ee5f218e5972022-12-21T21:26:03ZengSciendoJournal of Apicultural Science2299-48312020-10-0164230130710.2478/jas-2020-0021jas-2020-0021Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera)Zhang Zu Yun0Li Zhen1Huang Qiang2Jiang Wu Jun3Zeng Zhi Jiang4Honeybee Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330045, P. R. of ChinaHoneybee Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330045, P. R. of ChinaHoneybee Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330045, P. R. of ChinaApicultural Institute of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330052, P. R. of ChinaHoneybee Research Institute, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330045, P. R. of ChinaThe polyandrous mating behavior of the honeybee queen increases the genetic variability among her worker offspring and the workers of particular subfamilies tend to have a genetic predisposition for tasks preference. In this study, we intended to understand whether there is nepotism in dance communication of honeybees during natural conditions. Microsatellite DNA analyses revealed a total of fourteen and twelve subfamilies in two colonies. The subfamily composition of the dancer and the followers did not deviate from random. The majority of the subfamilies did not show kin recognition in dance-recruit communication in honeybee colonies, but some subfamilies showed significant nepotism for workers to follow their super-sister dancer. Because it seems unlikely that honeybee would change the tendency to follow dancers due to the degree of relatedness, we conclude that honeybees randomly follow a dancer in order to e benefit colony gain and development.https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0021microsatellite dnanepotismrecruitssubfamilywaggle dance |
| spellingShingle | Zhang Zu Yun Li Zhen Huang Qiang Jiang Wu Jun Zeng Zhi Jiang Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Journal of Apicultural Science microsatellite dna nepotism recruits subfamily waggle dance |
| title | Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) |
| title_full | Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) |
| title_fullStr | Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) |
| title_short | Absence of Nepotism in Waggle Communication of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) |
| title_sort | absence of nepotism in waggle communication of honeybees apis mellifera |
| topic | microsatellite dna nepotism recruits subfamily waggle dance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0021 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT zhangzuyun absenceofnepotisminwagglecommunicationofhoneybeesapismellifera AT lizhen absenceofnepotisminwagglecommunicationofhoneybeesapismellifera AT huangqiang absenceofnepotisminwagglecommunicationofhoneybeesapismellifera AT jiangwujun absenceofnepotisminwagglecommunicationofhoneybeesapismellifera AT zengzhijiang absenceofnepotisminwagglecommunicationofhoneybeesapismellifera |