Honey bee workers are a model system to study organism behavioral changes
Author of the article:QU Ning 1; DENG Ai-Hua1; SUN Liang-Xian2; XU Jin-Sen1; WU Xue-Ji1
Author's Workplace:1. Xiamen University-National University of Singapore Laboratory of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences; Medical College, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005, China; 2. Model Organism Research Centre of Quanzhou Normal College, Quan
Key Words:honey bees workers; behavioral change; model
Abstract:There are four stages in the development of honey bees, including egg, larva, pupa and adult. As honey bee workers switch from in-hive tasks to foraging, they undergo transition from constant exposure to the controlled homogenous physical and sensory envi