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SUBMITTER: Vazquez DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7324403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vázquez Diego E DE Balbuena M Sol MS Chaves Fidel F Gora Jacob J Menzel Randolf R Farina Walter M WM
Scientific reports 20200629 1
Sleep plays an essential role in both neural and energetic homeostasis of animals. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) manifest the sleep state as a reduction in muscle tone and antennal movements, which is susceptible to physical or chemical disturbances. This social insect is one of the most important pollinators in agricultural ecosystems, being exposed to a great variety of agrochemicals, which might affect its sleep behaviour. The intake of glyphosate (GLY), the herbicide most widely used worldwide ...[more]