Abscisic acid enhances the immune response in Apis mellifera and contributes to the colony fitness

The primary food of adult honey bees (Apis mellifera) is honey prepared by bees from nectar, provided by plants in order to stimulate the bee’s pollination service. Nectar consists of carbohydrates, amino acids and water, as well as other minor compounds whose proportion varies among plant species a...

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Published in:	Apidologie Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 542 - 557
Main Authors:	Negri, Pedro, Maggi, Matias D, Ramirez, Leonor, De Feudis, Leonardo, Szwarski, Nicolás, Quintana, Silvina, Eguaras, Marin J, Lamattina, Lorenzo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Paris Springer Paris 2015 Springer Verlag
Subjects:	abscisic acid adults amino acids apiculture Apis mellifera Biomedical and Life Sciences carbohydrates diet Entomology field experimentation hemocytes honey honey bees immune response immune system larvae Life Sciences nectar nutritive value Original Article pesticide resistance pollination tissue repair winter abscisic acid immune aptitude Apis mellifera
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