Natriuretic peptides are a family of three structurally related hormone/paracrine factors. Atrial
natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are secreted from the cardiac …

Foraging behaviour is one of the distinctive behaviours of honey bees, Apis mellifera. This
behaviour is the link between the honey bee colony and the ambient environment …

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by
analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction …

Adult honey bees are maintained in vitro in laboratory cages for a variety of purposes. For
example, researchers may wish to perform experiments on honey bees caged individually or …

Spectacular progress in molecular biology, genome-sequencing projects and genomics
makes this an appropriate time to attempt a comprehensive understanding of the molecular …

Phenotypic plasticity is the development of different phenotypes from a single genotype,
depending on the environment. Such plasticity is a pervasive feature of life, is observed for …

Individuals within social groups often show consistent differences in behaviour across time
and context. Such interindividual differences and the evolutionary challenge they present …

Behavior is a complex phenotype that is plastic and evolutionarily labile. The advent of
genomics has revolutionized the field of behavioral genetics by providing tools to quantify …

Previous research showed that the presence of older workers causes a delayed onset of
foraging in younger individuals in honey bee colonies, but a specific worker inhibitory factor …

Honey bees undergo an age-related, socially regulated transition from working in the hive to
foraging that has been previously associated with changes in the expression of thousands of …