An organizing feature of bumble bee life history: worker emergence promotes queen reproduction and survival in young nests | Zendy

Erica Sarro | Zendy; Penglin Sun | Zendy; Kerry E. Mauck | Zendy; Damaris Rodriguez-Arellano | Zendy; Naoki Yamanaka | Zendy; S. Hollis Woodard | Zendy

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An organizing feature of bumble bee life history: worker emergence promotes queen reproduction and survival in young nests

Author(s) -

Erica Sarro,

Penglin Sun,

Kerry E. Mauck,

Damaris Rodriguez-Arellano,

Naoki Yamanaka,

S. Hollis Woodard

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coab047

Subject(s) - biology , reproduction , queen (butterfly) , life history , nest (protein structural motif) , ecology , zoology , demography , hymenoptera , sociology , biochemistry

The emergence of workers in young bumble bee nests promotes queen physiological changes related to early nesting success. Our findings underline the importance of conservation interventions for bumble bees that support the early nesting period and facilitate the production and maintenance of workers in young nests.

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