Egg-laying efficiency is further reduced when queen bees are unable to deposit eggs in a general area but, instead, must seek empty cells scattered throughout the brood nest [28].
My efficiency apartment had a bedroom with queen bed, sitting room, a fully equipped eat-in kitchen, and a tiled bath.
My mother was the queen of working-woman efficiency: Her meals could be fully prepared in the 19 minutes between the screen-door slam that marked her arrival home from work and the moment we sat down to eat.
We conclude that the invasive success of L. neglectus relies on a combination of parasite-release following introduction and pre-adaptations in mating system, body-size, queen number and recognition efficiency that evolved long before introduction.
Cunard attempted to reduce the carbon footprint of Queen Mary 2 by improving engine efficiency and reducing friction while the ship is in motion.
Over the long term, this activity could affect an entire cascade of hive activities including brood care, food processing and storage, queen care, hygienic behavior and foraging efficiency, disrupting age-based polyethism and its role in colony homeostasis.
The high number of glycosylated proteins related to metabolic processes indicates the production of enough energy through the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins for queen spawning and larval growth, which may be achieved by modulating the enzymatic efficiency [ 64].
Infection by C. bombi can severely reduce the colony-founding success of queens [45], the fitness of established colonies [45], and the survival [46] and the foraging efficiency [47], [48], [49] of workers.
In common with many modern ships, both passenger and cargo, Queen Mary 2 has a bulbous bow to reduce drag and thereby increase speed, range, and fuel efficiency.
