M. Lihoreau

Variation in hemolymph content and properties among three Mediterranean bee species

The paper compares hemolymph properties across three Mediterranean bee species, finding significant interspecific variation in protein concentration and biological activities.

Switching perspective: Comparing ground-level and bird's-eye views for bumblebees navigating dense environments

This study shows bumblebees primarily use ground-level views, not birds-eye views, to navigate dense environments, challenging existing snapshot-homing models.

Intraspecific proteomic profiling and potential biological activities of the honey bee hemolymph

This study profiles honey bee hemolymph proteomics and bioactivities across different diets, finding that natural food sources yield higher protein concentrations and activities than artificial sucrose feeding.

Flexible visual learning and memory in nectar foraging hornets

This study shows that hornets can learn and remember visual cues associated with rewards, similar to bees.

Natural variability in bee brain size and symmetry revealed by micro-CT imaging and deep learning

This paper uses micro-CT imaging and deep learning to analyze brain morphology in bees, revealing inter-individual variations and lateralization patterns linked to behavior.

Modeling bee movement shows how a perceptual masking effect can influence flower discovery, foraging efficiency and pollination

This paper models bee movement to show that flower discovery and pollination efficiency are influenced by perceptual masking from nearby flowers, challenging assumptions about foraging behavior.

Supplementation in vitamin B3 counteracts the negative effects of tryptophan deficiencies in bumble bees

This study shows that vitamin B3 supplementation mitigates tryptophan deficiency effects on bumble bee longevity and behavior.

Automated detection of sow posture changes with millimeter-wave radars and deep learning

This paper develops a radar and deep learning system to detect sow postures and identify risky behaviors that could harm piglets, achieving high accuracy and efficiency.

Considering variance in pollinator responses to stressors can reveal potential for resilience

The paper examines how environmental stressors affect phenotypic variance in pollinators, finding that chronic pesticide exposure reduces cognitive variance more than acute exposure.

Nutrigonometry I: using right-angle triangles to quantify nutritional trade-offs in multidimensional performance landscapes

The paper introduces Nutrigonometry, a trigonometric model to quantify nutritional trade-offs in multidimensional performance landscapes, showing it is simpler and more accurate than existing methods.

The gut parasite Nosema ceranae impairs olfactory learning in bumblebees

This study shows that exposure to Nosema ceranae reduces olfactory learning and memory in bumblebees across different learning tasks.

Poor adult nutrition impairs learning and memory in a parasitoid wasp

This study shows that poor adult nutrition impairs learning and memory in parasitoid wasps, reducing their ability to form olfactory associations and affecting longevity and fecundity.

Bumblebees develop more efficient traplines than honey bees

This study compares trapline formation efficiency between bumblebees and honey bees in different routing tasks, finding bumblebees more efficient in complex scenarios.

Heavy metal pollutants have additive negative effects on honey bee cognition

This study shows that acute exposure to heavy metals like arsenic, copper, and lead impairs honey bee learning and memory, with additive effects when metals are combined.

A non-invasive radar system for automated behavioural tracking: application to sheep

This paper introduces a radar system for automated behavioural tracking of untagged animals, demonstrating its accuracy and scalability in tracking sheep in controlled and field environments.

A model of resource partitioning between foraging bees based on positive and negative associations

This study uses agent-based models to show that negative reinforcement is necessary for resource partitioning in patchily distributed foraging environments.

Artificial diets modulate infection rates of Nosema ceranae in bumblebees

This study develops an experimental protocol to infect bumblebees with Nosema ceranae and finds that diet composition significantly affects parasite prevalence and survival.