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Subject:	Re: Queen eggs bigger than worker eggs?
From:	Pete B <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Mon, 8 Jul 2019 09:22:20 -0400
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Hi all
In the initial post on this topic, I quoted the authors:

>  Newly emerged adult queens from QE were heavier than those from the other two groups and had more ovarioles, indicating a consequence of egg size for adult queen morphology.

But, does being bigger and having more ovarioles translate into being a better queen? Maybe not. Ten years ago Jackson, &al, concluded:

> There was no correlation of ovariole number with any other measure of queen reproductive potential.

Jackson JT, Tarpy DR, Fahrbach SE. 2011. Histological estimates of ovariole number in honey bee queens, Apis mellifera, reveal lack of correlation with other queen quality measures. Journal of Insect Science 11:82 

PLB

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