The effect of Israeli acute paralysis virus infection on honey bee brood care behavior
Abstract To protect themselves from communicable diseases, social insects utilize social immunity—behavioral, physiological, and organizational means to combat disease transmission and severity. Within a honey bee colony, larvae are visited thousands of times by nurse bees, representing a prime envi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-01-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50585-4 |