Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)

Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and south...

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Autores principales:	Cabe, S.I.M., Ferro, M.W.B., Farina, W.M., Hrncir, M.
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Materias:	biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe2023-10-03T14:51:47Z Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris) Cabe, S.I.M. Ferro, M.W.B. Farina, W.M. Hrncir, M. biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and southern subtropical areas of the globe. In sucrose response threshold assays, foragers of Melipona scutellaris showed an increased responsiveness to sucrose after oral OA treatments. The effect of OA on the bees’ responsiveness to sucrose was OA dose-dependent and lasted for up to 1 h. Our results indicate that experimental approaches similar to the ones used for honey bees, Apis mellifera, are feasible for stingless bees. This opens opportunities to study the variability of aminergic regulation of collective behaviour in social bees. © 2016, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. Fil:Farina, W.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00448435_v48_n1_p_Cabe
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topic	biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae
spellingShingle	biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae Cabe, S.I.M. Ferro, M.W.B. Farina, W.M. Hrncir, M. Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
topic_facet	biogenic amines Meliponini neuropharmacology sucrose response threshold bee bioassay dose-response relationship experimental study honeybee induced response neurology physiological response subtropical region sucrose threshold Animalia Apidae Apis mellifera Apoidea Melipona scutellaris Meliponinae
description	Biogenic amines modulate physiological responses and, consequently, the behaviour of animals. Here, we present the first pharmacological approach to evaluate the influence of octopamine (OA) in stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini), a group of highly eusocial bees distributed in the tropical and southern subtropical areas of the globe. In sucrose response threshold assays, foragers of Melipona scutellaris showed an increased responsiveness to sucrose after oral OA treatments. The effect of OA on the bees’ responsiveness to sucrose was OA dose-dependent and lasted for up to 1 h. Our results indicate that experimental approaches similar to the ones used for honey bees, Apis mellifera, are feasible for stingless bees. This opens opportunities to study the variability of aminergic regulation of collective behaviour in social bees. © 2016, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France.
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author	Cabe, S.I.M. Ferro, M.W.B. Farina, W.M. Hrncir, M.
author_facet	Cabe, S.I.M. Ferro, M.W.B. Farina, W.M. Hrncir, M.
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title	Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
title_short	Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
title_full	Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
title_fullStr	Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
title_full_unstemmed	Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)
title_sort	dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (melipona scutellaris)
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Dose- and time-dependent effects of oral octopamine treatments on the sucrose responsiveness in stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris)

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