Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/61388963:_____/14:00427605 RIV/26296080:_____/14:#0000906

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Measuring the sugar consumption of larvae in bumblebee micro-colonies: a promising new method for tracking food economics in bees

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Apidologie

ISSN

0044-8435

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

45

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

FR - Francouzská republika

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

116-128

Kód UT WoS článku

000328846600010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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