Weight at emergence of honey bee (Apis mellifera caucasica) queens and its effect on live weights at the pre and post mating periods

KAHYA Y., GENCER H. V., Woyke J.

JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, cilt.47, sa.2, ss.118-125, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00218839.2008.11101437
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.118-125
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: honey bee, Apis mellifera caucasica, queen weight, mating, oviposition, ovary, spermatheca, reproduction, BODY-WEIGHT, OVIPOSITION, COLONIES, INSEMINATION, INITIATION, HYMENOPTERA, CLIMATE, L.
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fifty queens weighed at emergence were allocated into three groups as: light (under 190 mg); moderate (between 190-200 mg); heavy (over 200 mg), and introduced into Kirchainer mating nuclei. The queens were then weighed at ages ranging from three to 40 days and the intervals between emergence, mating and onset of oviposition were determined. The weight of ovaries, size of spermathecae, and number of spermatozoa in the spermathecae were also measured by dissecting queens one month after they started oviposition.