ASU researchers find link between social behavior, maternal traits in bees. Research may show why queenless colonies tend to hoard pollen. Might also suggest why bees with the trait thelytoky (to my understanding) collect more pollen. If collecting pollen is linked to maternal traits, would this suggest some races are more maternal than other? ASU News Release: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/asu-arf010306.php Another Article: http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1827&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Joe Waggle ~ Derry, PA ‘Bees Gone Wild Apiaries' My Site: http://www.biologicalbeekeeping.com Organic Bee Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Organicbeekeepers/ Feral Bee Project: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralBeeProject/ __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---