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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06992-2 |