Flight and fight: a comparative view of the neurophysiology and genetics of honey bee defensive behavior.

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G J Hunt,

Honey bee nest defense involves guard bees that specialize in olfaction-based nestmate recognition and alarm-pheromone-mediated recruitment of nestmates to sting. Stinging is influenced by visual, tactile and olfactory stimuli. Both quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and behavioral studies point to guarding behavior as a key factor in colony stinging response. Results of reciprocal F1 crosses show that paternally inherited genes have a greater influence on colony stinging response than maternally inherited genes. The most active alarm pheromone component, isoamyl acetate (IAA) causes increased respiration and may induce stress analgesia in bees. IAA primes worker bees for 'fight or flight', possibly through actions of neuropeptides and/or biogenic amines. Studies of aggression in other species lead to an expectation that octopamine or 5-HT might play a role in honey bee defensive response. Genome sequence and QTL mapping identified 128 candidate genes for three regions known to influence defensive behavior. Comparative bioinformatics suggest possible roles of genes involved in neurogenesis and central nervous system (CNS) activity, and genes involved in sensory tuning through G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as an arrestin (AmArr4) and the metabotropic GABA(B) receptor (GABA-B-R1).

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Flight and fight: a comparative view of the neurophysiology and genetics of honey bee defensive behavior. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Review

Journal: Journal of insect physiology

VOLUME: 53

Page Numbers: 399-410

Journal Abbreviation: J. Insect Physiol.

ISSN: 0022-1910

DAY: 16

MONTH: 02

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Social Behavior

MESH TERMS: physiology

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Substance Name: Pheromones

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AFFILIATION: Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. ghunt@purdue.edu

Country: England

AGENCY: United States NIGMS

GRANT: R29 GM548580

ACRONYM: GM

MEDLINETA: J Insect Physiol

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