The adaptation of bumblebees to extremely high elevation associated with their gut microbiota

The adaptation of bumblebees to extremely high elevation associated with their gut microbiota

ABSTRACTBumblebees are among the most abundant and important pollinators for sub-alpine and alpine flowering plant species in the Northern Hemisphere, but little is known about their adaptations to high elevations. In this article, we focused on two bumblebee species, Bombus friseanus and Bombus prs...

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Main Authors: Jiu-Hong Dong, Xin Xu, Zong-Xin Ren, Yan-Hui Zhao, Yaran Zhang, Li Chen, You Wu, Guotao Chen, Ruiqing Cao, Qi Wu, Hong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-03-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
high elevation
adaptive selection
Bombus
bumblebee microbiome
gut microbiome
metagenome
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01219-23

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