Octopamine drives honeybee thermogenesis
Sinan Kaya-Zeeb, Lorenz Engelmayer, Mara Straßburger, Jasmin Bayer, Heike Bähre, Roland Seifert, Oliver Scherf‐Clavel, Markus Thamm
This study identifies octopamine as essential for honeybee thermogenesis, showing it induces hypothermia when depleted and restores thermogenesis when administered.
eLife · Feb 16, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience