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James Kilty <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:21:39 +0100
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Graham Law
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>the smarter plan would be to keep
>several virgins alive until one is successfully mated.
Apparently at least one of the tropical stingless bees (Melipona I
think) keeps several virgins which are not time-limited like apis
mellifera (and all other apis?). This is another interesting limitation
which we might think not helpful in the long term. Trouble is, evolution
often optimises over a large number of variables and over wide
variations in climates and environments. Can we really manage to
conceptualise everything?
--
James Kilty

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