Jean‐Marc Devaud

Nutritional responses of bumblebees to thermal stress

This study examines how bumblebees adjust their nutritional choices under different thermal stresses, finding that cold stress prioritizes carbohydrates while heat stress disrupts nutrient balance.

Memory consolidation in honey bees is enhanced by down-regulation of Down Syndrome Cell Adhesion Molecule and changes its alternative splicing

This study shows that reducing Dscam expression enhances memory retention in honey bees and alters its alternative splicing during memory consolidation.

Dynamically expressed ELAV is required for learning and memory in bees

This study shows that ELAV, a single elav gene in honey bees, is dynamically expressed and required for learning and memory through alternative splicing and subcellular localization changes.

Honey bees cannot sense harmful concentrations of metal pollutants in food

This study shows honey bees cannot detect harmful metal concentrations in food, only avoiding very high levels that exceed regulatory thresholds.