Fertility costs of cryptic viral infections in a model social insect
Abigail Chapman, Esmaeil Amiri, Bin Han…·Alison McAfee
This study shows that viral infections in honey bees are associated with reduced ovary mass and reproductive success.
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Abigail Chapman, Esmaeil Amiri, Bin Han…·Alison McAfee
This study shows that viral infections in honey bees are associated with reduced ovary mass and reproductive success.
Hongmei Li‐Byarlay, Humberto Boncristiani, Gary Howell…·Olav Rueppell
This study examines the transcriptomic and methylomic changes in honey bee pupae infected with IAPV over time, revealing dynamic gene expression and DNA methylation patterns associated with immune responses and viral manipulation.
Sara J. Oppenheim, Xiaolong Cao, Olav Rueppell…·Jeffrey Rosenfeld
This study sequenced and assembled the genome of the Asian honey bee Apis dorsata, identifying unique genes and transposable elements associated with its defensive behavior.