Decoupling the effects of nutrition, age and behavioral caste on honey bee physiology and immunity
Miguel Corona, Belén Branchiccela, Shayne Madella, Yanping Chen, Jay Daniel Evans
This study examines how nutrition, age, and behavioral caste affect honey bee physiology and immunity, finding that pollen restriction leads to precocious foraging and increased viral susceptibility.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2019 · PreprintMolecular Biology