Body size variation in bees: regulation, mechanisms, and relationship to social organization
Highlights•Body size variation is common in solitary and social bees.•In solitary species,
larval growth is controlled by diet and the abiotic environment.•In social bees, larval …
larval growth is controlled by diet and the abiotic environment.•In social bees, larval …
The behavioral ecology of variation in social insects
Highlights•Social insects show variation among individuals within colonies and among
colonies within a population.•Differences among colonies are the result of differences …
colonies within a population.•Differences among colonies are the result of differences …
A morphologically specialized soldier caste improves colony defense in a neotropical eusocial bee
Division of labor among workers is common in insect societies and is thought to be important
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …
in their ecological success. In most species, division of labor is based on age (temporal …
[HTML][HTML] Side effects of a fungus-based biopesticide on stingless bee guarding behaviour
Pathogenic fungi have been used worldwide to control crop pests and are assumed to pose
negligible threats to the survival of pollinators. Although eusocial stingless bees provide …
negligible threats to the survival of pollinators. Although eusocial stingless bees provide …
Changing of the guard: mixed specialization and flexibility in nest defense (Tetragonisca angustula)
Task allocation is a central challenge of collective behavior in a variety of group-living
species, and this is particularly the case for the allocation of social insect workers for group …
species, and this is particularly the case for the allocation of social insect workers for group …
[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms and adaptations that shape division of labour in stingless bees
Highlights•Stingless bees are the largest and most diverse group of social bees.•Their
division of labour shows both shared and unique traits compared with other bees.•Age …
division of labour shows both shared and unique traits compared with other bees.•Age …
Soldiers in a stingless bee: work rate and task repertoire suggest they are an elite force
B Hammel, A Vollet-Neto, C Menezes… - The American …, 2016 - journals.uchicago.edu
The differentiation of workers into morphological subcastes (eg, soldiers) represents an
important evolutionary transition and is thought to improve division of labor in social insects …
important evolutionary transition and is thought to improve division of labor in social insects …
Warfare in stingless bees
Bees are well known for being industrious pollinators. Some species, however, have taken
to invading the nests of other colonies to steal food, nest material or the nest site itself …
to invading the nests of other colonies to steal food, nest material or the nest site itself …
Stingless bees: an overview
C Grüter, C Grüter - Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and …, 2020 - Springer
The tropics and subtropics are home to thousands of different types of bees. One bee group
that frequently calls an observer's attention are the stingless bees or Meliponini. In the …
that frequently calls an observer's attention are the stingless bees or Meliponini. In the …
Beyond temporal-polyethism: division of labor in the eusocial bee Melipona marginata
Division of labor plays a fundamental role in colony organization in social insects. In many
species, division of labor is based on temporal behavioral castes, whereby workers change …
species, division of labor is based on temporal behavioral castes, whereby workers change …