Effects of Insemination Quantity on Honey Bee Queen Physiology
Figure 3
Insemination quantity significantly alters the chemical profile of mandibular glands.
Chemical composition of the mandibular gland extracts of Virgin, SDI and MDI queens were analysed using gas-chromatography. Discriminant analysis of mandibular extract of virgin, SDI, and MDI queens was based on the relative proportion of the chemical compounds (F(33, 36) = 9.33. p<10−4; All group distances <0.005). Ellipses have been drawn to emphasize the categories, but have no specific statistical meaning