Biometrical Studies on Iraqi Honeybees

Abdellatif, M. A.; Abou-El-Naga, Amora M; Ali, M. H.; Shakir, P. M.; Al-Jalili, M. K.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1977.11099875

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“…(Ruttner, 1988 (fig 1). This also precludes direct contact to the bees of central Iraq, which were seen by Abdellatif et al (1977) as a subdivision of A m syriaca, leaving the position of these bees unclear (Ruttner et al, 1985).…”

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Morphometrical investigation in Syrian honeybees

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“…La taille des ailes (longueur et largeur) est un paramètre qui influence, d'une part, le vol des abeilles et d'autre part la quantité de pollen qui peut être récoltée (Abdellatif et al, 1977). La longueur des ailes mesurée dans cette étude est de 8,97 mm est plus élevée que celles observées par Ruttner (1988) chez les abeilles Apis mellifera adansonii qui étaient en moyenne de 8,45 mm.…”

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Caractérisation Morphométrique des Abeilles Mellifères Elevées dans le Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire

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“…Most of the record of mouthpart structures is driven by exceptionally wellpreserved deposits that are spatiotemporally scarce but reveal details of feeding mechanisms for many species (Labandeira, 1997). d'Ettorre et al (2017 reported that chemical communication is the primordial and possibly most efficient way of transmitting messages between living units (Abdellatif et al, 1977). It has reached its apex in the "superorganisms" (Wheeler, 1911), for example in colonies of eusocial insects, such as honey bees (Sandoz et al, 2007).…”

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“…It has reached its apex in the "superorganisms" (Wheeler, 1911), for example in colonies of eusocial insects, such as honey bees (Sandoz et al, 2007). Colony survival and reproductive success rely on the chemical communication channel to maintain an advanced social organization characterized by high levels of cooperation and low levels of conflicts (Abdellatif et al, 1977;Boomsma, 2007;Strasssmann and Queller, 2010 (Pask et al, 2017). A study by Slone et al (Slone et al, 2017)…”

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“…Several morphometric studies of the mouthparts of bees, mainly European bees, have been conducted, especially with respect to the qualities of the tongue as a factor of selection and discrimination among the various subspecies of Apis mellifera (Goetze, 1940;Hachinohe and Onisshi, 1954;Weiss, 1955;Abdellatif et al, 1977;Mattu and Verma, 1983;Michener and Brooks, 1984). Rinaldi et al (1970), established indices for different traits, including the glossae of Africanized, Italian and Caucasian bees, in order to differentiate these bee types.…”

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Impact of Soft Drink Feeding on Honeybee Mouth Parts Formation and the Effect of Supposed Malformation on the Quality of Gathering Nectar and Pollination

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AL-Zahrani²,

Asiri³

2019

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The morphological characters of honeybees were measured using a Scan Photo technique (SPT) that involves the use of a stereo binocular microscope and Photoshop program combined together. The body parts of a honeybee worker were scanned as images after they have been dissected. Photoshop program was used to view the images and their characters were measured using the ruler of the software program. While measuring the chosen morphometric characters, a significant difference was observed when the SPT and using a binocular microscope were compared. The measurements of 7 morphological characters of honeybee workers from nectar-feeding colonies were compared with those of Pepsi cola feeding colonies. There are more than 24 different subspecies of honeybees (Apis mellifera) classified based on their morphological characteristics. As a result, morphological characteristics are usually considered when classifying honeybees. Many authors for various reasons have used body morphological characteristics as well as sets of wings to classify subspecies of honeybees. Such characteristics have been defined overtime and sourced from diverse studies. Of all body morphological characteristics studied so far, wing venation characteristics have been given more attention. Up to now in Saudi Arabia, there are no specific review articles that focus mainly on Apis mellifera jemenitica body morphological characteristics. Consequently, information gathered from sampling and measurement methods, and factors affecting these characteristics especially mouthparts is to recognize the possibility of finding any changes in configuration as a result of feeding on soft drink. The morphology and functional anatomy of the mouthparts are examined by dissection, light microscopy, and supplemented by feeding type observations. This manuscript focuses on the differentiation of the proboscis which is formed by the glossa, in context with feeding from natural nectar and soft drink. In the literature, morphological innovations have been described for insects, particularly forbees.These innovations are critical for the production of differentiation in proboscis such as proboscis hair formation and modification. The present study showed that the proboscis of honeybees feeding on Pepsi is wider, thicker and very hairy compared to the natural feeding honeybee's proboscis. The morphological structures of the head, proboscis, hind leg, and wings were measured for the two groups of bees, the first naturally nourished with nectar, and the second feeding on the drink Pepsi Cola. The results showed significant differences in nectar and Pepsi feeding in different length measurements of head (

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Biometrical Studies on Iraqi Honeybees

Cited by 8 publications

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Morphometrical investigation in Syrian honeybees

Morphometrical investigation in Syrian honeybees

Caractérisation Morphométrique des Abeilles Mellifères Elevées dans le Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire

Impact of Soft Drink Feeding on Honeybee Mouth Parts Formation and the Effect of Supposed Malformation on the Quality of Gathering Nectar and Pollination

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