A cohort of 183 worker honey bees was used to estimate the effect of the own vs. a foreign colony odor on their olfactory and thermal preferences and metabolic rate. Bees showed a marked preference toward their colony odor and a distinct aversion to the foreign colony odor. Both the preference and aversion were limited to night hours. In contrast, the metabolic rate of bees was affected by the odors during the day only, and then the own colony odor reduced the rate and the foreign colony odor raised it. The changes were accompanied by a decrease and an increase of selected ambient temperature, respectively. Altogether, the foreign colony odor promotes aggressive behavior, which is associated with a huge increase in body temperature, while the own colony odor exerts the opposite, calming effect.

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自身与外来蜂群气味对蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）工人嗅觉和热偏好以及代谢率的日常变化的影响

一组 183 只工蜂被用来评估自己与外来蜂群气味对其嗅觉和热偏好以及代谢率的影响。蜜蜂对它们的菌落气味表现出明显的偏好，并且对外来菌落气味有明显的厌恶。偏好和厌恶都仅限于夜间。相比之下，蜜蜂的代谢率只受白天气味的影响，然后自身蜂群气味降低，外来蜂群气味升高。这些变化分别伴随着选定环境温度的降低和升高。总而言之，外来菌落气味会促进攻击性行为，这与体温的大幅升高有关，而自身菌落气味则发挥相反的镇静作用。