Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>

Rebel workers develop from eggs laid by the previous queen, before it went swarming and left the colony orphaned, until the emergence of a new queen. In contrast to normal workers developing in the queen’s presence, rebels are set to reproduce and avoid rearing of successive bee generations. They ha...

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Autores principales:	Aneta Strachecka, Krzysztof Olszewski, Karolina Kuszewska, Jerzy Paleolog, Michał Woyciechowski
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	<i>Apis mellifera</i> rebel workers reproductive potential preimaginal development Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a7b7230ae3c44ff4a619bc6ec38900c42021-11-25T16:19:48ZReproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>10.3390/ani111132452076-2615https://doaj.org/article/a7b7230ae3c44ff4a619bc6ec38900c42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3245https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Rebel workers develop from eggs laid by the previous queen, before it went swarming and left the colony orphaned, until the emergence of a new queen. In contrast to normal workers developing in the queen’s presence, rebels are set to reproduce and avoid rearing of successive bee generations. They have more ovarioles in their ovaries, as well as more developed mandibular glands and underdeveloped hypopharyngeal glands, just like the queen. We posited that rebels are not only similar to queens in some anatomical features, but also develop in a shorter time in comparison to normal workers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare preimaginal development duration in rebel and normal workers. The results show that rebels, i.e., workers with a higher reproductive potential, had a significantly shorter preimaginal development period (mean ± SD, 19.24 ± 0.07 days) than normal workers (22.29 ± 0.32 days). Our result confirmed that workers who develop in a queen-less colony undergo a shorter preimaginal development than those in a queen-right colony.Aneta StracheckaKrzysztof OlszewskiKarolina KuszewskaJerzy PaleologMichał WoyciechowskiMDPI AGarticle<i>Apis mellifera</i>rebel workersreproductive potentialpreimaginal developmentVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3245, p 3245 (2021)
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topic	<i>Apis mellifera</i> rebel workers reproductive potential preimaginal development Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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description	Rebel workers develop from eggs laid by the previous queen, before it went swarming and left the colony orphaned, until the emergence of a new queen. In contrast to normal workers developing in the queen’s presence, rebels are set to reproduce and avoid rearing of successive bee generations. They have more ovarioles in their ovaries, as well as more developed mandibular glands and underdeveloped hypopharyngeal glands, just like the queen. We posited that rebels are not only similar to queens in some anatomical features, but also develop in a shorter time in comparison to normal workers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare preimaginal development duration in rebel and normal workers. The results show that rebels, i.e., workers with a higher reproductive potential, had a significantly shorter preimaginal development period (mean ± SD, 19.24 ± 0.07 days) than normal workers (22.29 ± 0.32 days). Our result confirmed that workers who develop in a queen-less colony undergo a shorter preimaginal development than those in a queen-right colony.
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author	Aneta Strachecka Krzysztof Olszewski Karolina Kuszewska Jerzy Paleolog Michał Woyciechowski
author_facet	Aneta Strachecka Krzysztof Olszewski Karolina Kuszewska Jerzy Paleolog Michał Woyciechowski
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title	Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>
title_short	Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>
title_full	Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>
title_fullStr	Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>
title_full_unstemmed	Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>
title_sort	reproductive potential accelerates preimaginal development of rebel workers in <i>apis mellifera</i>
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a7b7230ae3c44ff4a619bc6ec38900c4
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Reproductive Potential Accelerates Preimaginal Development of Rebel Workers in <i>Apis mellifera</i>

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