Thermal behavior of round and wagtail dancing honeybees

Stabentheiner, Anton; Kovac, Helmut; Hagmüller, K.

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“…Thoracic surface temperature was evaluated during dancing, walking and trophallaxis. For samples of thermographically measured temperature curves see Schmaranzer (1984), Stabentheiner and Hagmüller (1991), Stabentheiner et al (1995) and Stabentheiner (1996). From (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991;Stabentheiner et al, 1995;Stabentheiner, 1996) and outside during foraging from artificial food sources and plants (Kovac and Schmaranzer, 1996).…”

Section: Seasonal Variationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For samples of thermographically measured temperature curves see Schmaranzer (1984), Stabentheiner and Hagmüller (1991), Stabentheiner et al (1995) and Stabentheiner (1996). From (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991;Stabentheiner et al, 1995;Stabentheiner, 1996) and outside during foraging from artificial food sources and plants (Kovac and Schmaranzer, 1996). Since (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991;Stabentheiner et al, 1995;Stabentheiner, 1996) (Stabentheiner, 1995).…”

Section: Seasonal Variationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Honeybees foraging from artificial food sources exhibit high variability of dancing temperature: it is increased when the food contains much sugar and when the food source is near the hive (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991;Stabentheiner et al, 1995;Stabentheiner, 1996). In previous investigations, however, the dancing temperature of individual bees sometimes changed between different experiments or different times of the day though the feeding conditions (ie, sugar concentration and foraging distance) were kept constant, ie, intra-individual variability of dancing temperaure was observed (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1993;Stabentheiner et al, 1995).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In previous investigations, however, the dancing temperature of individual bees sometimes changed between different experiments or different times of the day though the feeding conditions (ie, sugar concentration and foraging distance) were kept constant, ie, intra-individual variability of dancing temperaure was observed (Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1993;Stabentheiner et al, 1995). Some dancers differed in the level of thermoregulation despite the fact that they had been foraging from the same food source at the same time (ie, they showed inter-individual variability).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As the body temperature of dancing bees is modulated by food source quality (sugar content and distance; Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991;Stabentheiner et al, 1995;Stabentheiner, 1996), it was hypothesized that it might provide the dance attendants with information about the quality of a food source Stabentheiner and Hagmüller, 1991). However, attempts to test this working hypothesis with a heated robot bee were not successful (Michelsen, 1993 (Stabentheiner, 1991 Schmaranzer, 1983).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Seasonal and daily variation of honeybee dancing temperature under constant feeding conditions

1997

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Summary — The seasonal and daily variation of the thorax temperature of dancing honeybee foragers, which gathered sucrose solutions from feeding places of constant quality (concentration and distance), was investigated by infrared thermography. Dancing temperature varied significantly between different days of the foraging season and depended on the time of day. In the morning and evening it varied much more than during the rest of the day. Part of this variation was caused by the hive temperature. The degree of cloudiness had no effect. In addition to intra-individual variations, some bees differed in the level of thermoregulation throughout the whole day (= inter-individual variation). Dancing temperature correlated neither with the stores of honey or pollen nor with the number of brood cells or empty cells. Since no correlation was found between the rate of recruited bees and dancing temperature it seems improbable that the dancers' body temperature acts as a predominant signal of food source profitability for the recruited bees.

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