Drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins
A. McAfee, J. P. Milone, B. Metz, D. Tarpy, L. Foster
The paper investigates stress susceptibility in drone honey bees and finds they are more sensitive to cold and imidacloprid despite expressing high stress response proteins.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2021Cell Biology