Moritz R F, Southwick E E
Exp Biol. 1986;46(1):45-9.
Queenless groups of honey bee workers (Apis mellifera L.) respond with typical increases in their metabolic activity when exposed to queens. Volatile queen odors release 46.8% of the reaction in worker groups compared to combinations of volatile odors and non-volatile factors. Worker groups which were allowed to learn the odor of a given queen were able to discriminate between volatile odors of related and unrelated queens. Although non-volatile queen compounds seem to be of minor importance for kin recognition they override effects releasable by volatile odors.
无蜂王的蜜蜂工蜂群体（意大利蜜蜂）在接触蜂王时，其代谢活动会出现典型的增加。与挥发性气味和非挥发性因素的组合相比，挥发性蜂王气味引发了工蜂群体中46.8%的反应。被允许学习特定蜂王气味的工蜂群体能够区分相关蜂王和无关蜂王的挥发性气味。尽管非挥发性蜂王化合物似乎对亲属识别不太重要，但它们会覆盖挥发性气味可引发的效应。
