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Rita Cervo

University of FlorenceORCID 0000-0002-0405-6402Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alessandro CiniiD· 1 shared Allison N. RozanskiiD· 1 shared David BaracchiiD· 1 shared Federico CappaiD· 1 shared Flavia Di CesareiD· 1 shared Floria M. K. UyiD· 1 shared Kristine M. GandiaiD· 1 shared Luca RuiuiD· 1 shared

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Diet-dependent mortality and cognitive impairment reveal species-specific vulnerabilities to a microbial biopesticide in social bees

Flavia Di Cesare, Federico Cappa, Rita Cervo, Luca Ruiu, David Baracchi

This study assesses the impact of a microbial biopesticide on two bee species under varying nutritional conditions, revealing species-specific lethal and sublethal effects.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Differential investment in visual and olfactory brain regions mirrors the sensory needs of a paper wasp social parasite and its host

Allison N. Rozanski, Alessandro Cini, Taylor E. Lopreto, Kristine M. Gandia, Márk E. Hauber, Rita Cervo, Floria M. K. Uy

The paper compares sensory brain region investment between a paper wasp and its social parasite to understand how sensory systems adapt to different life histories and behavioral needs.

The Journal of Comparative Neurology · Sep 2, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience