Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honey bees (Apis mellifera)
A. M. Ray, E. C. Gordon, T. D. Seeley, J. L. Rasgon, C. M. Grozinger
The paper investigates DWV virulence in honey bees, finding that isolates from an isolated population show reduced virulence, supporting adaptive evolution.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology