Genotypic variability in age polyethism and task specialization in the honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

By N. Calderone, R. Page. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2004

183 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Gro V. Amdam
2. Ricarda Scheiner
3. J. Erber
4. R. Page
5. Anja Weidenmüller
6. David J. T. Sumpter

In Genetics

1. Gro V. Amdam
2. Ricarda Scheiner
3. J. Erber
4. R. Page
5. Anja Weidenmüller
6. David J. T. Sumpter

In Insect Science

1. Gro V. Amdam
2. Ricarda Scheiner
3. J. Erber
4. R. Page
5. Anja Weidenmüller
6. David J. T. Sumpter

Citations in the corpus

• The Development and Evolution of Division of Labor and Foraging Specialization in a Social Insect (Apis mellifera L.) (2006, background): “Bees from the high strain also foraged about 1 day earlier in life (Calderone and Page, 1988).”
• The control of nest climate in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies: interindividual variability and self reinforcement in fanning response (2004, background): “Soon, others followed and provided data on hormonally (Robinson, 1987a,b; Robinson et al., 1989) or genetically influenced response thresholds in honey bees (Calderone and Page, 1988, 1991; Frumhoff and Baker, 1988; Robinson and Page, 1988).”
• Sucrose responsiveness and behavioral plasticity in honey bees (Apis mellifera) (2004, background): “A widely accepted hypothesis regards “threshold models” as the basis for division of labor in social insects (Calderone and Page, 1988; Robinson and Page, 1989; Robinson, 1992; Bonabeau et al., 1996; Theraulaz et al., 1998; Arathi and Spivak, 2001; Beshers and Fewell, 2001).”