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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 188, 期 8, 页码 603-610出版社
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-002-0335-5
关键词
behavioural development; biogenic amines; division of labor; honey bee; social insects
资金
- NICHD NIH HHS [HD07333] Funding Source: Medline
The biogenic amine neurochemical octopamine is involved in the onset of foraging behaviour in honey bees. We tested the hypothesis that octoparnine influences honey bee behavioural development by modulating responsiveness to task-related stimuli. We examined the effect of octoparnine treatment on responsiveness to brood pheromone (an activator of foraging) and to the presence of older bees in the colony (an inhibitor of foraging in young bees). Octopamine treatment increased responsiveness to brood pheromone and decreased responsiveness to social inhibition. These results identify octoparnine both as an important source of variation in response thresholds and as a modulator of pheromonal communication in insect societies. We speculate that octopamine plays more than one role in the organisation of behavioural development indicating a very high level of integration between the neurochemical system and the generation of complex behaviour.
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