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Updating the RZooRoH Package for the Analysis of Inbreeding, Identity‐By‐Descent and Relatedness From Genomic Data

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 6, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The RZooRoH R package was implemented to characterize individual inbreeding levels. It identifies DNA segments inherited twice from a common ancestor through different paths, which are known as homozygous‐by‐descent (HBD) segments. The package accepts different data formats and provides multiple outputs: HBD segments, inbreeding rates and ...
Natalia S. Forneris, Pierre Faux, Mathieu Gautier, Tom Druet   +3 more
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Attraction of nocturnal scarab beetles by unusual floral volatiles in a Banksia (Proteaceae) with functionally diverse pollinators

Plant Biology, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 1454-1466, August 2026.
Banksia attenuata (Proteaceae) attracts nocturnal scarab beetles with an unusual floral scent—the beetles pollinate the flower as they feed on pollen and nectar and mate on the inflorescences. Abstract Pollination by beetles has evolved multiple times in flowering plants but with relatively few plant species adapted specifically to pollination by ...
S. K. Wawrzyczek, B. Bohman, S. L. Krauss, I. M. Butler, G. R. Flematti, K. Farnier, S. E. Hoebee, R. A. Davis, R. D. Phillips   +8 more
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The Process and Outcome of the Africanization of Honey Bees in Mexico: Lessons and Future Directions

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The Africanization of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Americas is among the most extensive insect invasions in the world, with large-scale effects on the economy and ecology of a whole continent.
Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Nuria Morfin, Alvaro De la Mora, José O. Macías-Macías, José M. Tapia-González, Francisca Contreras-Escareño, Carlos A. Medina-Flores, Adriana Correa-Benítez, José Javier G. Quezada-Euán   +9 more
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State lines and species divides: Inconsistencies and opportunities in invasive species policies across the eastern United States

Ecological Applications, Volume 36, Issue 5, July 2026.
Abstract Invasive species are a threat to ecological and anthropogenic systems. In the United States, policies to coordinate funding and precipitate management action have been slow to emerge at the federal level, and there is a patchwork of regulation and legislation at the state level. This means that managers and policymakers, already facing limited
Joseph Drake, E. M. X. Reed, David Haak, Bryan Brown, Meryl C. Mims, Michael G. Sorice, Haldre Rogers, Scott Salom, Todd Schenk, Jacob N. Barney   +9 more
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Mitogenomic analysis of Slovak Carniolan honey bees reveals C-lineage affiliation and regional mitochondrial variation

Apidologie
Abstract The Carniolan honey bee ( Apis mellifera carnica ) represents a key subspecies in Central European apiculture and is the only officially recognized honey bee subspecies in Slovakia.
Matej Planý, Ľubica Rajčáková, Radoslav Židek   +2 more
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Progressive Cellularization of Blastoderm and Extraembryonic Tissue Formation in the Ant Camponotus floridanus

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 346, Issue 5, Page 411-421, July 2026.
Illustration of the process of cellularization in Camponotus floridanus (top row) compared to Drosophila melanogaster (bottom row). Progressive direct formation of differentiating blastoderm mode is depicted using hexagons that represent energids (without borders) and cells (with borders). Colors of nuclei represent different cell types.
Nihan Sultan Milat, Murat Pekmez, Ab. Matteen Rafiqi   +2 more
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Microsatellite-Based Genetic Characterization of Honeybees from the Ordu Region, Türkiye

Türkiye Tarımsal Araştırmalar Dergisi
This study aimed to characterize the genetic structure of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) population in Ordu Province, Türkiye, using microsatellite markers and to compare it with five regional reference populations.
Berkant İsmail Yıldız, Mert Akgün, Zübeyde Sönmez, Akın Çiftçi, Ersin Soydan, Kemal Karabağ   +5 more
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Symbiont‐Mediated Detoxification of Xenobiotics in Honey Bees

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2026.
This Opinion proposes that honey bee detoxification should be viewed as a holobiont trait. Gut microbes can transform selected ingested xenobiotics and modulate host detoxification pathways, providing a basis for microbial biotechnology strategies to protect pollinators.
Yao Liu, Esther du Rand, Christian Pirk, Huoqing Zheng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis of native honey bee Apis mellifera populations reveals a new African subgroup private to the South West Indian Ocean islands

BMC Genetics, 2017
Background The South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) archipelagos and Madagascar constitute a hotspot of biodiversity with a high rate of endemism. In this area, the endemic subspecies A. m. unicolor has been described in Madagascar.
Maéva Angélique Techer, Johanna Clémencet, Christophe Simiand, Sookar Preeaduth, Hamza Abdou Azali, Bernard Reynaud, Delatte Hélène   +6 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva, Rodrigo Almeida Pinheiro, José Cola Zanuncio, Conceição Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
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