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Thelytokous Versus Arrhenotokous Worker Reproduction in the Cape Honeybee and Other Eusocial Hymenoptera

2004; BioMed Central; Volume: 124; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1601-5223.1996.00099.x

1601-5223

Jaco M. Greeff,

Insect and Pesticide Research

HereditasVolume 124, Issue 1 p. 99-103 Open Access Thelytokous Versus Arrhenotokous Worker Reproduction in the Cape Honeybee and Other Eusocial Hymenoptera Jaco M. Greeff, Jaco M. Greeff Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this author Jaco M. Greeff, Jaco M. Greeff Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5223.1996.00099.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Bourke, A. F. G. 1988. Worker reproduction in the higher eusocial hymenoptera. Quart. Rev. Biol. 63: 291– 311 Cagniant, H. 1979. La parthénogénèse thélytoque et arrhénotoque chez la fourmi Cataglyphis cursor Fonsc. (Hym. From.) cycle biologique en elévage des colonies avec reine et des colonies sans reine. Insec. Soc. 26: 51– 60 Crozier, R. H. 1977. Evolutionary genetics of the Hymenoptera. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 22: 263– 288 Hastings, H. 1989. Two aspects of the biology of an African honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata (Hymenoptera, Apidae): Laying workers, and colony defence behaviour. PhD Thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg Itow, T., Kobayashi, K., Kubota, M., Ogata, K., Imai, H. T. and Crozier, R. H. 1984. The reproductive cycle of the queenless ant Pristomyrmex pungens. Insec. Soc. 31: 87– 102 Lobo, J. A. and Kerr, W. E. 1993. Estimation of the number of matings in Apis mellifera: extension of the model and comparison of different estimates. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 5: 337– 345 Moritz, R. F. A. 1986. Two parthenogenetical strategies of laying workers in populations of the honeybee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Entomol. Gen. 11: 159– 164 Norton, R. A., Kethley, J. B., Johnston, D. E. and O'connor, B. M. 1993. Phylogenetic perspectives on genetic systems and reproductive modes of mites.—In: Evolution and Diversity of Sex Ratio in Insects and Mites ( eds D. L. Wrensch and M. A. Ebbert), Chapman Hall, New York , p. 9– 99 Page, R. E. and Erickson, E. H. 1988. Reproduction by worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 23: 117– 126 Page, R. E. and Metcalf, R. A. 1984. A population investment sex ratio for the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). Am. Nat. 124: 680– 702 Ruttner, F. 1988. Biogeography and Taxonomy of Honeybees.—Springer, Berlin Seeley, T. 1978. Life history strategy of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Oecologia 32: 1– 10 Tucker, K. W. 1958. Automictic parthenogenesis in the honey bee. Genetics 43: 299– 316 Verma, S. and Ruttner, F. 1983. Cytological analysis of the thelytokous parthenogenesis in the Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz). Apidologie 14: 41– 57 Citing Literature Volume124, Issue1June 1996Pages 99-103 ReferencesRelatedInformation