The Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid Disrupts Bumblebee Foraging Rhythms and Sleep
Summary: Neonicotinoids have been implicated in the large declines observed in insects such as bumblebees, an important group of pollinators. Neonicotinoids are agonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that are found throughout the insect central nervous system and are the main mediators of syn...
Main Authors: | Kiah Tasman, Sean A. Rands, James J.L. Hodge |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220310245 |
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