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| ====== Anarchist Bees ====== | ====== Anarchist Bees ====== | ||
| - | Wiki site of the practical exercise of the [[http:// | + | Wiki site of the practical exercise of the [[http:// |
| Here you will find the exercise assignment and the group' | Here you will find the exercise assignment and the group' | ||
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| 1. Reproductive division of labour is a characterising feature of social insects. | 1. Reproductive division of labour is a characterising feature of social insects. | ||
| - | 2. Even though workers are physiologically capable of reproducing, | + | 2. Even though workers are physiologically capable of reproducing, |
| 3. Most worker-laid drone eggs are eaten by other workers (a phenomenon known as worker policing). | 3. Most worker-laid drone eggs are eaten by other workers (a phenomenon known as worker policing). | ||
| - | 4. There is some evidence for reduction of working behavior in reproductive workers, thus there may be a reduction in colony fitness if there is too many anarchist bees. | + | 4. There is some evidence for reduction of working behavior in reproductive workers, thus there could be a reduction in colony fitness if there were too many anarchist bees. |
| - | 5. Sterility in workers is (mostly) regulated by a single // | + | 5. Sterility in workers is (mostly) regulated by a single //locus//, called //Anarchy//. |
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| + | 6. In other groups of Hymenoptera, | ||
| ===== Assignment ===== | ===== Assignment ===== | ||
| - | Investigate the dynamics of worker reproduction in //Apis mellifera// | + | Investigate |
| ===== Proposed Questions ===== | ===== Proposed Questions ===== | ||
| + | * Is it possible that worker reproduction may occur at a stable rate without destabilizing the colony as a whole? | ||
| + | * How does sexual reproduction between workers changes such stability? | ||
| ===== References ===== | ===== References ===== | ||
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| Barron, A. B. & Oldroyd, B. P. Social regulation of ovary activation in ’anarchistic’ honey-bees (Apis mellifera). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 49, 214–219 (2001). {{ barron2001.pdf | pdf }} | Barron, A. B. & Oldroyd, B. P. Social regulation of ovary activation in ’anarchistic’ honey-bees (Apis mellifera). Behav Ecol Sociobiol 49, 214–219 (2001). {{ barron2001.pdf | pdf }} | ||
| - | Dampney, J. R., Barron, A. B. & Oldroyd, B. P. Measuring the cost of worker reproduction in honeybees: work tempo in an ‘anarchic’line. Apidologie 35, 83–88 (2004). {{ m4111.pdf | pdf }} | + | Dampney, J. R., Barron, A. B. & Oldroyd, B. P. Measuring the cost of worker reproduction in honeybees: work tempo in an ‘anarchic’ line. Apidologie 35, 83–88 (2004). {{ m4111.pdf | pdf }} |
| + | Peeters, C. The Occurrence of Sexual Reproduction among Ant Workers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 44, no. 2 (October 1, 1991): 141–52. doi: | ||
| Ronai, I. et al. Anarchy Is a Molecular Signature of Worker Sterility in the Honey Bee. Mol Biol Evol msv202 (2015). doi: | Ronai, I. et al. Anarchy Is a Molecular Signature of Worker Sterility in the Honey Bee. Mol Biol Evol msv202 (2015). doi: | ||
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| + | Wenseleers, T., and Francis L. W. Ratnieks. 2006. Comparative Analysis of Worker Reproduction and Policing in Eusocial Hymenoptera Supports Relatedness Theory. The American Naturalist 168 (6): E163–79. doi: | ||
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