Gut microbial diversity in stingless bees is linked to host wing size and is influenced by geography
H. Liu, M. A. Hall, L. Brettell, M. Halcroft, J. Wang, S. Nacko, R. Spooner-Hart, J. Cook, M. Riegler, B. Singh
This study analyzes the gut microbiomes of two stingless bee species, finding that bacterial richness in T. carbonaria correlates with host wing size and geography.
bioRxiv · Jul 4, 2021 · PreprintEcology