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SUBMITTER: Fine JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124782 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fine Julia D JD Shpigler Hagai Y HY Ray Allyson M AM Beach Nathanael J NJ Sankey Alison L AL Cash-Ahmed Amy A Huang Zachary Y ZY Astrauskaite Ieva I Chao Ran R Zhao Huimin H Robinson Gene E GE
PloS one 20180905 9
Honey bee populations have been declining precipitously over the past decade, and multiple causative factors have been identified. Recent research indicates that these frequently co-occurring stressors interact, often in unpredictable ways, therefore it has become important to develop robust methods to assess their effects both in isolation and in combination. Most such efforts focus on honey bee workers, but the state of a colony also depends on the health and productivity of its queen. However ...[more]