TRACKING THE COMPOSITION AND STABILITY OF MICROBIOME ACROSS INDIAN SOCIAL HONEYBEES FORAGING IN A HOMOGENOUS RESOURCE LANDSCAPE
Dipendra Nath Basu, Pawan Khangar, Kunjan Joshi, Shivani Krishna, Imroze Khan
The paper examines microbiome composition and stability in Indian honeybees foraging in a homogeneous landscape, finding host identity shapes microbiome structure more than foraging behavior or resources.
bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology