lecture 20 - honey bees behavior

Question 1

what is mean to be social

Answer 1

• indivduals of same species cooperate in caring for yonug
• reprodutive division of labor (sterile ppl work on behalf of fecund)
• overlap of at least 2 generations in life stages capable of contributing to colony labor

Question 2

what did hamilton talk about

Answer 2

how individuals gain fitness by helping relatives

Question 3

what goes into the behavioral divison of labor (deciding who does what)

Answer 3

age, genotype, environment

Question 4

what is thermoregulation

Answer 4

when its hot adult bees spread out, fan the nest, use water evaporation and partially evacuate to cool the nest

Question 5

what is important for effective division of labor

Answer 5

genetic diversity among workes because different workers (patrilines) have different thresholds for performing fanning tasks

Question 6

are genetically diverse colonies (open mater) better or worse at maintaining stable nest temperature than uniform colonies

Answer 6

better

Question 7

why is stable nest temperature important

Answer 7

don’t have it can cause:
- asymmetry
- neurological effects (issues with learning and memory)