Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source

Oxygen consumption of the honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica was measured as a function of the flow rate supply of sucrose solution at an automatic feeder located inside a respirometric chamber. Trained bees freely entered the respirometric chamber and collected the sucrose solution supplied. The mea...

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Autores principales: Moffatt, L., Núñez, J.A.
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spelling todo:paper_01741578_v167_n1_p36_Moffatt2023-10-03T15:07:46Z Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source Moffatt, L. Núñez, J.A. Apis mellifera Foraging Honeybee Locomotor Activity Motivation Oxygen consumption sucrose animal article bee feeding behavior food metabolism motivation oxygen consumption physiology reward Animals Bees Feeding Behavior Food Motivation Oxygen Consumption Reward Sucrose Oxygen consumption of the honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica was measured as a function of the flow rate supply of sucrose solution at an automatic feeder located inside a respirometric chamber. Trained bees freely entered the respirometric chamber and collected the sucrose solution supplied. The mean value of the O2 consumption rate per visit increased with the sucrose flow rate, and for a given flow rate, with increasing locomotor activity. However, when no locomotor activity was displayed, O2 consumption also increased with increasing nectar flow rate. Crop load attained at the end of the visit showed a positive relationship with the nectar flow rate: however, for a given flow rate, O2 consumption showed either no correlation or a negative one with the final crop load attained. It is concluded that the energy expenditure of the foraging bee is controlled by a motivational drive whose intensity depends on the reward rate at the food source. Fil:Moffatt, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Núñez, J.A. 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_01741578_v167_n1_p36_Moffatt
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topic Apis mellifera
Foraging
Honeybee
Locomotor Activity
Motivation
Oxygen consumption
sucrose
animal
article
bee
feeding behavior
food
metabolism
motivation
oxygen consumption
physiology
reward
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Food
Motivation
Oxygen Consumption
Reward
Sucrose
spellingShingle Apis mellifera
Foraging
Honeybee
Locomotor Activity
Motivation
Oxygen consumption
sucrose
animal
article
bee
feeding behavior
food
metabolism
motivation
oxygen consumption
physiology
reward
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Food
Motivation
Oxygen Consumption
Reward
Sucrose
Moffatt, L.
Núñez, J.A.
Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
topic_facet Apis mellifera
Foraging
Honeybee
Locomotor Activity
Motivation
Oxygen consumption
sucrose
animal
article
bee
feeding behavior
food
metabolism
motivation
oxygen consumption
physiology
reward
Animals
Bees
Feeding Behavior
Food
Motivation
Oxygen Consumption
Reward
Sucrose
description Oxygen consumption of the honeybee Apis mellifera ligustica was measured as a function of the flow rate supply of sucrose solution at an automatic feeder located inside a respirometric chamber. Trained bees freely entered the respirometric chamber and collected the sucrose solution supplied. The mean value of the O2 consumption rate per visit increased with the sucrose flow rate, and for a given flow rate, with increasing locomotor activity. However, when no locomotor activity was displayed, O2 consumption also increased with increasing nectar flow rate. Crop load attained at the end of the visit showed a positive relationship with the nectar flow rate: however, for a given flow rate, O2 consumption showed either no correlation or a negative one with the final crop load attained. It is concluded that the energy expenditure of the foraging bee is controlled by a motivational drive whose intensity depends on the reward rate at the food source.
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Núñez, J.A.
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title Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
title_short Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
title_full Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
title_fullStr Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
title_full_unstemmed Oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
title_sort oxygen consumption in the foraging honeybee depends on the reward rate at the food source
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