[Seasonal variations in the transfer of food labeled with 198Au from the worker to the queen domestic bee].
Food exchanges from a worker giver to a queen receiver were quantified throughout the year. 4 days old workers distribute great amounts of food to queens, about 74% in average, but variations are low. On the other hand workers of unknown age distribute amounts that are less high and varying terms of the season. A parallelism exists between percentage variations of food shared by workers of unknown age and the seasonal cycle of the 9-oxodec-2-enoic acid content of queens.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000502:physiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
Variation saisonnière des transferts de nourriture marquée avec 198Au, de l'ouvrière à la reine chez l'Abeille domestique (Apis mellifica ligustica S.)