Comparative sucrose responsiveness in Apis mellifera and A. cerana foragers.

In the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, pollen foragers have a higher sucrose responsiveness than nectar foragers when tested using a proboscis extension response (PER) assay. In addition, Africanized honey bees have a higher sucrose responsiveness than European honey bees. Based on the biology o...

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Main Authors: Wenchao Yang, Haiou Kuang, Shanshan Wang, Jie Wang, Wei Liu, Zhenhong Wu, Yuanyuan Tian, Zachary Y Huang, Xiaoqing Miao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3806858?pdf=render