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Social synchronization of circadian rhythms of metabolism in honeybees ( Apis mellifera )
Author(s) -
SOUTHWICK EDWARD E.,
MORITZ ROBIN F. A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1987.tb00743.x
Subject(s) - biology , circadian rhythm , rhythm , apidae , hymenoptera , pheromone , endogeny , zoology , communication , ecology , endocrinology , medicine , psychology
. Groups of honeybee workers ( Apis mellifera Linn.; Hymenoptera: Apidae) show endogenous circadian rhythms in metabolic activity. Workers entrained to two different photoperiods, when put together in a group, coordinate their individual metabolic activity cycles into a synchronized group oscillation. Either physical interaction among workers, or a low volatility contact pheromone, is implicated in the control of this oscillating system.