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Title of Journal: Apidologie
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Authors: Kenichi HARANO
Publish Date: 2013/04/30
Volume: 44, Issue: 5, Pages: 586-599
Abstract
The functions of juvenile hormone in the physiological and behavioral maturation in Apis mellifera males drones were investigated by application of a juvenile hormone analog methoprene No evidence was found for the stimulation of maturation of male reproductive organs by methoprene The dry weight of the seminal vesicle and reproductive accessory gland was slightly but significantly lighter in drones treated with a high dose 100 or 500 μg/male of methoprene than drones treated either with a low dose 1 or 10 μg/male or solvent control only Methoprene accelerated incolony male movement from the center to the periphery It also induced earlier diet transition from pollen and jellylike materials to honey These results suggest that juvenile hormone acts as a behavioral pacemaker rather than as a gonadotropin in dronesI am grateful to Dr M Sasaki of Tamagawa University and Dr K Sasaki of Kanazawa Institute of Technology for stimulating discussion I also thank Mr S Hayashi for his apiary assistance This study is partially supported by a strategic research center establishment program of Tamagawa University S0901017 granted by the Ministry of Education Culture Sport Science and Technology Japan
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