Bumble Bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Queen Nest Searching Occurs Independent of Ovary Developmental Status.

ABSTRACT: Studies on the physiological states of wild-caught organisms are essential to uncovering the links between ecological and physiological processes. Bumble bee queens emerge from overwintering in the spring. At this time, queens develop their ovaries and search for a nest site in which to start a colony. Whether these two processes, ovary development and nest-searching, interact with or influence one another remains an unresolved question in behavioral physiology. We explored the hypothesis that ovary development and nest-searching might be mechanistically connected, by testing whether (1) ovary development precedes nest-searching behavior; (2) nest occupation precedes ovary development; or (3) ovary development and nest-searching occur independently, in bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii

SUBMITTER: Sarro E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902787 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature