Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics

Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics

Abstract Background Queen failure is a persistent problem in beekeeping operations, but in the absence of overt symptoms it is often difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain the root cause. Stressors like heat-shock, cold-shock, and sublethal pesticide exposure can reduce stored sperm viability an...

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Main Authors: Alison McAfee, Joseph Milone, Abigail Chapman, Leonard J. Foster, Jeffery S. Pettis, David R. Tarpy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Honey bees
Queens
Sperm viability
Biomarkers
Proteomics
Stressors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06992-2

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