Behavioral Control of Workers by Queens in Primitively Eusocial Bees
- 18 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 195 (4279), 694-696
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.195.4279.694
Abstract
Queens of Lasioglossum zephyrum, a primitively eusocial bee, are considerably more active than workers. The queen's behavior stimulates worker activities; removal of the queen results in a marked reduction in activities of other bees. The queen not only activates workers but also directs them by a primitive recruitment behavior suggestive of tandem running of highly eusocial ants.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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