Role of External Factors in Embryogenesis of Apis mellifera

The embryonic development of honey bees has been studied for more than 150 years (Bütschli, 1870) and a lot of data on the embryogenesis of Apis mellifera L . has been accumulated. However, bees are rarely used as a research objects in modern insect embryology. In addition to the importance of bees...

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Published inRussian journal of developmental biology Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 422 - 429
Main Authors Boguslavsky, D. V., Zakharov, I. S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.11.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal Anatomy
Apis mellifera
Biological activity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology of Animals (Invertebrates and Vertebrates)
Embryogenesis
Embryology
Histology
Life Sciences
Morphology
Pollinators
Social behavior
honey bee
parthenogenesis
embryogenesis
oophagy
queen bee
polyandry
egg policing
laying workers
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Summary:The embryonic development of honey bees has been studied for more than 150 years (Bütschli, 1870) and a lot of data on the embryogenesis of Apis mellifera L . has been accumulated. However, bees are rarely used as a research objects in modern insect embryology. In addition to the importance of bees as pollinators and producers of biologically active substances, the participation of social behavior in controlling the course of individual development of this group of Hymenoptera is of great interest. This review provides information about external factors (biotic and abiotic) that affect the embryogenesis of A. mellifera , including those related to social behavior.
ISSN:1062-3604
1608-3326
DOI:10.1134/S1062360421060023