[Behavior ecological study on copulation and oviposition of Apis cerana cerana Fab].
The behavior ecology of copulation and oviposition of Apis cerana cerana Fab. was studied. The results showed that temperature influence on the cell-covered time of Apis cerana cerana queen and drone induced the remarkable difference in their newborn weight and mature time (P < 0.05). Queen and drone fly frequency for discerning cell was 1.23-1.31 and 1.08-1.13, and duration was 0.12-0.13 h and 0.16-0.20 h. Their copulation fly frequency was 1.10-1.12 and 1.10-1.05, and duration was 0.22-0.23 h and 0.18-0.23 h. The most suitable temperature for copulation was 20-28 degrees C. The number of semen in side--oviduct of the queen in each copulation fly was 3.37 x 10(6)-4.15 x 10(6), and in natural copulation, semen number in spermathecal sac was 3.55 x 10(6)-3.62 x 10(6). There was a direct relationship between queen newborn weight and ovulation number. The annual effect of climate and flower fertility on the queen's ovulation number was obvious.
Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China. yulinsheng@yahoo.com.cn
Linsheng
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Yu
Xiangjin
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Meng
Chengwu
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Wu
D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D003307:Copulation; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010058:Oviposition; D013696:Temperature