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Biparental care in polyandrous bee

03.11.19 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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A Dissected Active C. Nigrolabiata Brood Nest with three Completed Brood Cells
A dissected active C. nigrolabiata brood nest with three completed brood cells and one cell currently being provisioned. A female (left) and male (right) are present in the burrow. Credit: Image courtesy of Vít Bureš.

Researchers report that Ceratina nigrolabiata bees engage in biparental care and social monogamy to increase offspring protection; males guard brooding nests while females forage, even when most of the offspring are not related to the guard males, and given that female C. nigrolabiata are polyandrous, the findings suggest competition among males for females and that biparental care benefits male bees by increasing mating opportunities.

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Article #18-10092: "Polyandrous bee provides extended offspring care biparentally as an alternative to monandry based eusociality," by Michael Mikát et al .

MEDIA CONTACTS: Michael Mikát, Charles University, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC; tel: +420-721589730; email: michael.mikat@gmail.com ; Jakub Straka, Charles University, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC; tel: +420-728445448; e-mail: straka.jakub.1@gmail.com

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A Female C. Nigrolabiata Arrives at a Nest Entrance with a Pollen Load; Another Male Flies Around
A female C. nigrolabiata arrives at a nest entrance with a pollen load. Another male flies around. Credit: Image courtesy of Michael Mikát.
A Female C. Nigrolabiata Arrives at a Nest while a Male Guards the Nest Entrance
A female C. nigrolabiata arrives at a nest while a male guards the nest entrance. Credit: Image courtesy of Michael Mikát.

Keywords

Bees Foraging Social Research

Article Information

Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Contact Information

Michael Mikát
michael.mikat@gmail.com

How to Cite This Article

APA:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (2019, March 11). Biparental care in polyandrous bee. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12V6Q0R1/biparental-care-in-polyandrous-bee.html
MLA:
"Biparental care in polyandrous bee." Brightsurf News, Mar. 11 2019, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12V6Q0R1/biparental-care-in-polyandrous-bee.html.