Meta-analysis and experimental evidence reveal no impact of Nosema ceranae infection on honeybee carbohydrate consumption https://t.co/HOTVG95R7j #biorxiv_pathol
Life expectancy in ants explains variation in helpfulness regardless of phylogenetic relatedness
#Invertebrate#HelpingBehavior#Longevity
https://t.co/lyrp9pYDAh
A link between life expectancy and helpfulness suggests that living longer fosters behaviors essential for colony success π
Check out our blog post!!!
https://t.co/QaGXibWYMG
π¨ New paper π¨ out in @BehavEcol led by @filipturza
We show that #ants with longer-lived individuals are more likely to help trapped nestmates πππ
https://t.co/Ojs2hds3Gr
New preprint π¨π¨ This time about the effect of #alcohol on flight performance, body condition, and survivorship in #honeybees π
Great teamwork led by @ChecOstap and @KrzysMiler
Preprint alert! π¨π¨π¨ Experimental evidence and meta-analysis indicate the negative effect of #nosemosis on the survivorship of #honeybees ππ
Led by @KrzysMiler and @ChecOstap
https://t.co/oMpDJ58aeK
Distribution of tardigrade cryptobiotic abilities across a fine-scale habitat gradient
Daniel Stec, Matteo Vecchi, Krystian Budzik, Yelyzaveta Matsko, Krzysztof Miler
https://t.co/MvqO1Dfge6
Fresh paper co-authored by @pittaro90 π¨π¨π¨
#taxonomy#tardigrades
Description of a new Macrobiotus species with spiky egg ornaments
https://t.co/2x18sW1f5z
Description of Macrobiotus kathyae sp. nov. (#Parachela: Macrobiotidae) and first records of tardigrades from Indiana (#USA)
https://t.co/Sr6vu4a4rJ
#Taxonomy
Check out a short blog post about our newest #tardigrade study π¨π¨π¨
In the study, Bartek Surmacz and @DanielStec91 discuss challenges faced in researching the #microbiota of microinvertebrates
https://t.co/BvmxmbSYjr
In our new research on #bees we found that including #alcohol in their diet shortens lifespan. We also discovered that they show surprising resilience to its toxic effects in the short-term πππππ
https://t.co/rmwkrwfIow