Stress drives premature hive exiting behavior that leads to death in young honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers
Our results suggest that premature hive exiting behavior is driven by stress and is potentially a form of accelerated age polyethism that leads to premature death.
Authors
- Juliana Rangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-9245)
- Jordan Twombly Ellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5498-2494)
Institutions
- Texas A&M University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Research
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-024-00569-z
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.17
Funders
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A and M University