Axel Brockmann

This paper introduces a deep learning pipeline to automatically detect and measure honey bee waggle dances in natural conditions, achieving high accuracy and generalizability across species.

The paper analyzes honeybee gut microbiota using shotgun metagenomics to show that symbiont gains, losses, and replacements drive diversity and function, rather than co-diversification.

This paper revises the taxonomy of giant honey bees (subgenus Megapis) based on morphological analysis, confirming some species and reclassifying others.

This study compares dance-distance calibration curves in tropical and montane Apis cerana lineages, finding genetically fixed differences and environmental influences on their communication.

The paper identifies three functional modules linking the circadian clock and memory in honey bees through RNA-sequencing and imaging.

The paper compares behavioural maturation and hormonal/molecular changes in two honey bee species, finding similar mechanisms but differences in the pace of maturation.

This study shows that foraging time in honey bees affects the molecular clock, with phase differences in clock genes and stronger effects when food is scented with linalool.

The paper develops a novel pipeline for viral metagenomics in bees, identifying 127 novel viruses across multiple species and regions.