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Overwintering Is Associated with Reduced Expression of Immune Genes and Higher Susceptibility to Virus Infection in Honey Bees

The eusocial honey bee, Apis mellifera, has evolved remarkable abilities to survive extreme seasonal differences in temperature and availability of resources by dividing the worker caste into two groups that differ in physiology and lifespan: summer and winter bees. Most of the recent major losses o...

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Autores principales: Steinmann, Nadja, Corona, Miguel, Neumann, Peter, Dainat, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4486728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26121358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129956