Effect of different reproductive strategies on colony development characteristics in Bombus terrestris

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dc.contributor.authorGösterit, Ayhan
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-30T13:32:22Z
dc.date.available2020-04-30T13:32:22Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDÜ, Çilimli Meslek Yüksekokuluen_US
dc.description.abstractBombus terrestris L. colonies show great variation in reproductive strategies, even if colonies are maintained under similar controlled conditions. Some colonies produce only males or only queens, some colonies produce both males and queens, while some produce neither males nor queens. This study was conducted to determine the colony growth and compare the development characteristics of four different B. terrestris colony types according to production of sexuals: producing both males and queens (MQW), producing only males (MW), producing only queens (QW) and producing no sexuals (W). In total, 113 of the 300 hibernated queens obtained from a commercial company established a colony. The results show that 50 colonies (44.25%) produced both males and queens, 33 colonies (29.20%) produced only males, 18 colonies (15.93%) produced only queens and 12 colonies (10.62%) produced no sexuals. In all groups, the first worker emerged in the seventh week and colonies reached saleable quality in the twelfth week. There were significant differences among the four groups in terms of saleable colony production ratio and colony longevity. There was a significant difference among the male producing groups (MQW and MW) in terms of the number of males produced. Although reproductive strategies of the colonies had a significant effect on the colony longevity, they did not affect the timing of the switch point and competition point, timing of individuals production, total number of workers produced, and longevity of queens in B. terrestris.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage51en_US
dc.identifier.issn1643-4439
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage45en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/254
dc.identifier.volume55en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRESEARCH INST POMOLOGY FLORICULTUREen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Apicultural Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBombus terrestris; Colony development; Male and queen production; Reproductive strategyen_US
dc.titleEffect of different reproductive strategies on colony development characteristics in Bombus terrestrisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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