Gut microbes contribute to variation in foraging intensity in the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
C. L. Vernier, T. L. A. Nguyen, T. Gernat, A. C. Ahmed, Z. Chen, G. E. Robinson
The paper shows gut microbes influence foraging behavior in honey bees by altering microbiome composition and causing changes in foraging intensity through specific microbial inoculations.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition