Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/61388963:_____/14:00427605 RIV/26296080:_____/14:#0000906
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-013-0233-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-013-0233-6</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-013-0233-6" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13592-013-0233-6</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees
Original language description
The consumption of sugar is an important part of the energy intake of social insect. Its monitoring provides information regarding the costs and efficiency of energy flow in a colony. This study aims at tracking the sugar flow from a sugar source to artificial bumblebee micro-colonies and at quantifying the amount of sugar consumed by the larvae. We developed a new method of sugar tracking that utilises an inert lanthanide complex (GdDOTA) dissolved in an aqueous sugar solution. The delayed defecation of bee larvae enabled the collection of all faeces from a cocoon. The amount of digested sugar corresponded to the amount of the lanthanide in the faeces, which was quantified using inductively coupled plasma spectrometric techniques. We highlight the possibility of the novel developed method to be extended for tracking the energy flow within a colony using up to 15 different metal markers without the necessity of killing individuals.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Apidologie
ISSN
0044-8435
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
45
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
116-128
UT code for WoS article
000328846600010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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