Sex-specific element accumulation in honey bees (Apis mellifera).
Drones
Element composition
Food filtration
ICPMS
Sexual dimorphism
Workers
Journal
Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Mar 2024
13 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
10
11
2023
accepted:
04
03
2024
pubmed:
13
3
2024
medline:
13
3
2024
entrez:
13
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Honey bees are social insects that show division of labor and sexual dimorphism. Female honey bees differentiate in two different castes, queens or worker bees, while males are called drones. Worker bees have different tasks in the hive including collection of food, its processing, caring for brood, protecting the hive, or producing wax. The drones' only role is to mate with a virgin queen. Many studies have dealt with differences in physiology, behavior, and morphology of workers and drones. This is the first study that demonstrates differences in element accumulation and composition between workers and drones honey bees. Using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, we found that worker honey bees have higher concentrations of most elements analyzed. Drones had higher concentrations of elements essential to bees, Na, P, S, Zn, Cu, and especially Se (2.2 × higher), which is known to be important for sperm quality and fertility in many animals. Until now higher Se content was not observed in male insects. These differences can be attributed to different environmental exposure, reproductive role of drones, but mostly to the food workers and drones consume. Worker bees feed on bee bread, which is rich in minerals. Drones are fed food pre-processed by worker bees.
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pubmed: 38472584
doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-32822-z
pii: 10.1007/s11356-024-32822-z
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eng
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Organisme : Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja
ID : 337-00-577/2021-09/19
Organisme : Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja
ID : 451-03-47/2023-01/200178
Organisme : Österreichische Agentur für Internationale Mobilität und Kooperation in Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung
ID : RS 17/2022
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