Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by Author "Page, Paul"

Browsing Research Articles (Zoology and Entomology) by Author "Page, Paul"

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  • Go East for better honey bee health : Apis cerana is faster at hygienic behavior than A. mellifera 
    Lin, Zheguang; Page, Paul; Li, Li; Qin, Yao; Zhang, Yingying; Hu, Fuliang; Neumann, Peter; Zheng, Huoqing; Dietemann, Vincent (Public Library of Science, 2016-09-08)
    The poor health status of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, compared to its Eastern counterpart, Apis cerana, is remarkable. This has been attributed to lower pathogen prevalence in A. cerana colonies and to their ...
  • Social apoptosis in honey bee superorganisms 
    Page, Paul; Lin, Zheguang; Buawangpong, Ninat; Zheng, Huoqing; Hu, Fuliang; Neumann, Peter; Chantawannakul, Panuwan; Dietemann, Vincent (Nature Publishing Group, 2016-06-06)
    Eusocial insect colonies form superorganisms, in which nestmates cooperate and use social immunity to combat parasites. However, social immunity may fail in case of emerging diseases. This is the case for the ectoparasitic ...