Table 1 Treatment and sample size of the four experimental groups
| Condition/group |
Sisters
|
Queen
|
Honeycomb
|
Foraging/light
| Number and ages of individuals sampled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Unmanipulated’ | + | + | + | + | 3 (age: 1 × 1 days, 1 × 15 days, 1 × 50 days) |
| ‘Honeycomb’ | + | + | + | – | 4 (age: 1 × 4 days, 1 × 11 days, 1 × 15 days, 1 × 19 days) |
| ‘Mini-cage’ | + | + | – | – | 3 (age: 2 × 23 days, 1 × 26 days) |
| ‘Incubator’ | + | – | – | – | 5 (age: 2 × 15 days, 1 × 27 days, 1 × 31 days, 1 × 40 days) |