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Cell orientation characteristics of the natural combs of honey bee colonies
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e0263249 (2022), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022.
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Abstract
- The cell orientation characteristics of the natural combs of honey bees have received much research attention. Although natural combs have been shown to be composed of cells with three orientations—vertical, intermediate (oblique), and horizontal—the proportion of comb cells in these three orientations varies. Knowledge of the comb-building preferences of honey bees is essential for the installation of wax comb foundations, and clarification of the cell orientation characteristics of natural honey bee combs is important for beekeeping. The purpose of this study was to determine the cell orientation characteristics of natural combs of Eastern honey bees (Apis cerana cerana) and Western honey bees (Apis mellifera ligustica). Newly built combs were used to measure the orientation of hexagonal cells and calculate the proportion of cells in different orientations relative to the total number of cells. The number of eggs laid by queens in the cells of different orientations was also determined. The orientation of cells in the natural combs of Eastern and Western honey bees was determined based on the value of the minimum included angle between the pair of parallel cell walls and a vertical line connecting the top and bottom bars of the movable frame in the geometric plane of the comb: 0°≤θ≤10°, 10°
- Subjects :
- Male
Arthropoda
Structural Engineering
Zygote
Physiology
Eggs
Oviposition
Science
Social Sciences
Nesting Behavior
Cell Walls
Sociology
Animal Products
Reproductive Physiology
Animal Cells
Animals
Beeswax
Multidisciplinary
Organisms
Cell Polarity
Biology and Life Sciences
Eukaryota
Agriculture
Cell Biology
Bees
Clutch Size
Built Structures
Hymenoptera
Invertebrates
Insects
Germ Cells
OVA
Social Systems
Engineering and Technology
Medicine
Female
Cellular Structures and Organelles
Cellular Types
Honey Bees
Beekeeping
Zoology
Entomology
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7bbad7cd4fb8ba0b3b76978a161e0a28