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Bee Viruses: Ecology, Pathogenicity, and Impacts by Grozinger, Christina M, Flenniken, Michelle L

“…Bees-including solitary, social, wild, and managed species-are key pollinators of flowering plant species, including nearly three-quarters of global food…”
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County-level analysis reveals a rapidly shifting landscape of insecticide hazard to honey bees (Apis mellifera) on US farmland by Douglas, Margaret R., Sponsler, Douglas B., Lonsdorf, Eric V., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Each year, millions of kilograms of insecticides are applied to crops in the US. While insecticide use supports food, fuel, and fiber production, it can also…”
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Summer weather conditions influence winter survival of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the northeastern United States by Calovi, Martina, Grozinger, Christina M., Miller, Douglas A., Goslee, Sarah C.

“…Honey bees are crucial pollinators for agricultural and natural ecosystems, but are experiencing heavy mortality in North America and Europe due to a complex…”
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Bee nutrition and floral resource restoration by Vaudo, Anthony D, Tooker, John F, Grozinger, Christina M, Patch, Harland M

“…•Bees’ specific nutritional requirements are partitioned between pollen and nectar.•Nectar and pollen provide carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and…”
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Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads by McNeil, Darin J., McCormick, Elyse, Heimann, Ashley C., Kammerer, Melanie, Douglas, Margaret R., Goslee, Sarah C., Grozinger, Christina M., Hines, Heather M.

“…The pollination services provided by bees are essential for supporting natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, bee population declines have been…”
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Impacts of soil nutrition on floral traits, pollinator attraction, and fitness in cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) by Vaudo, Anthony D., Erickson, Emily, Patch, Harland M., Grozinger, Christina M., Mu, Junpeng

“…Annual plants allocate soil nutrients to floral display and pollinator rewards to ensure pollination success in a single season. Nitrogen and phosphorus are…”
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) larval pheromones may regulate gene expression related to foraging task specialization by Ma, Rong, Rangel, Juliana, Grozinger, Christina M

“…Foraging behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera) is a complex phenotype that is regulated by physiological state and social signals. How these factors are…”
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Effects of immunostimulation on social behavior, chemical communication and genome-wide gene expression in honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) by Richard, Freddie-Jeanne, Holt, Holly L, Grozinger, Christina M

“…Social insects, such as honey bees, use molecular, physiological and behavioral responses to combat pathogens and parasites. The honey bee genome contains all…”
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Cooperation, Conflict, and the Evolution of Queen Pheromones by Kocher, Sarah D., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…While chemical communication regulates individual behavior in a wide variety of species, these communication systems are most elaborated in insect societies…”
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Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Bresnahan, Sean T, Lee, Ellen, Clark, Lindsay, Ma, Rong, Rangel, Juliana, Grozinger, Christina M, Li-Byarlay, Hongmei

“…Conflict between genes inherited from the mother (matrigenes) and the father (patrigenes) is predicted to arise during social interactions among offspring if…”
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Genomic analysis of the interaction between pesticide exposure and nutrition in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Schmehl, Daniel R., Teal, Peter E.A., Frazier, James L., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Bees exposed to pesticides express a different gene expression pattern than bees not exposed to pesticides, impacting gene pathways that may be associated with…”
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Pollen Protein: Lipid Macronutrient Ratios May Guide Broad Patterns of Bee Species Floral Preferences by Vaudo, Anthony D, Tooker, John F, Patch, Harland M, Biddinger, David J, Coccia, Michael, Crone, Makaylee K, Fiely, Mark, Francis, Jacob S, Hines, Heather M, Hodges, Mackenzie, Jackson, Stephanie W, Michez, Denis, Mu, Junpeng, Russo, Laura, Safari, Maliheh, Treanore, Erin D, Vanderplanck, Maryse, Yip, Eric, Leonard, Anne S, Grozinger, Christina M

“…Pollinator nutritional ecology provides insights into plant-pollinator interactions, coevolution, and the restoration of declining pollinator populations. Bees…”
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Examining spatial and temporal drivers of pollinator nutritional resources: evidence from five decades of honey bee colony productivity data by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Miller, David A W, Grozinger, Christina M

“…Pollinators are an essential component of terrestrial food webs and agricultural systems but are threatened by insufficient access to floral resources. Managed…”
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Silencing the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Naked Cuticle Gene (nkd) Improves Host Immune Function and Reduces Nosema ceranae Infections by Li, Wenfeng, Evans, Jay D, Huang, Qiang, Rodríguez-García, Cristina, Liu, Jie, Hamilton, Michele, Grozinger, Christina M, Webster, Thomas C, Su, Songkun, Chen, Yan Ping

“…Nosema ceranae is a new and emerging microsporidian parasite of European honey bees, Apis mellifera, that has been implicated in colony losses worldwide. RNA…”
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Testing the kinship theory of intragenomic conflict in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Galbraith, David A., Kocher, Sarah D., Glenn, Tom, Albert, Istvan, Hunt, Greg J., Strassmann, Joan E., Queller, David C., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Sexual reproduction brings genes from two parents (matrigenes and patrigenes) together into one individual. These genes, despite being unrelated, should show…”
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Characterizing the floral resources of a North American metropolis using a honey bee foraging assay by Sponsler, Douglas B., Shump, Don, Richardson, Rodney T., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Roughly a third of described insect species visit flowers, making the flower–insect interface one of the chief pillars of global biodiversity. Studying…”
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Evaluating the Role of Drone-Produced Chemical Signals in Mediating Social Interactions in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) by Villar, Gabriel, Wolfson, Megan D., Hefetz, Abraham, Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Pheromones play a critical role in shaping societies of social insects, including honey bees, Apis mellifera . While diverse functions have been ascribed to…”
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Putting pesticides on the map for pollinator research and conservation by Douglas, Margaret R., Baisley, Paige, Soba, Sara, Kammerer, Melanie, Lonsdorf, Eric V., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Wild and managed pollinators are essential to food production and the function of natural ecosystems; however, their populations are threatened by multiple…”
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Mapping student understanding of bees: Implications for pollinator conservation by Cruz, Shannon M., Grozinger, Christina M.

“…Global declines in populations of several bee species have highlighted the importance of efforts to conserve bees and other pollinators. Because research on…”
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Grassy–herbaceous land moderates regional climate effects on honey bee colonies in the Northcentral US by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Sponsler, Douglas, Gaines-Day, Hannah R, McMinn-Sauder, Harper B G, Otto, Clint R V, Smart, Autumn H, Colin, Théotime, Gratton, Claudio, Isaacs, Rufus, Johnson, Reed, Milbrath, Meghan O, Grozinger, Christina M

“…The lack of seasonally sustained floral resources (i.e. pollen and nectar) is considered a primary global threat to pollinator health. However, the ability to…”
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