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14504787

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
In social insects, much progress has been made in identifying variations in the cuticular signatures of sexes, castes, kin and reproductive status. In contrast to this, we still do not know how the receivers perceive these recognition cues. This study was designed to investigate whether honeybees use contact-chemosensory or olfactory sensilla to perceive wax components. To answer this question in a behavioral assay, we combined classical conditioning of the proboscis extension reaction and a recently established method using zinc sulfate to selectively block antennal contact-chemosensory sensilla. Comparison of the responses to sucrose, wax and geraniol before and after antennal zinc sulfate treatment revealed that the sucrose response is lost after treatment but the responses to wax and geraniol are maintained. As sucrose is perceived by the contact-chemosensory sensilla, the retention of the wax response indicates that contact-chemosensory sensilla are not necessary for wax perception.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0028-1042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
424-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Wax perception in honeybees: contact is not necessary.
pubmed:affiliation
Beegroup, Lehrstuhl für Zoologie II, Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. brockmann@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't