Thrice out of Asia and the adaptive radiation of the western honey bee

KA Dogantzis, T Tiwari, IM Conflitti, A Dey… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The origin of the western honey bee Apis mellifera has been intensely debated. Addressing
this knowledge gap is essential for understanding the evolution and genetics of one of the …

Gene reuse facilitates rapid radiation and independent adaptation to diverse habitats in the Asian honeybee

Y Ji, X Li, T Ji, J Tang, L Qiu, J Hu, J Dong, S Luo… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Animals with recent shared ancestry frequently adapt in parallel to new but similar habitats,
a process often underlined by repeated selection of the same genes. Yet, in contrast, few …

Vast differences in strain-level diversity in the gut microbiota of two closely related honey bee species

KM Ellegaard, S Suenami, R Miyazaki, P Engel - Current biology, 2020 - cell.com
Most bacterial species encompass strains with vastly different gene content. Strain diversity
in microbial communities is therefore considered to be of functional importance. Yet little is …

Divergent evolutionary trajectories following speciation in two ectoparasitic honey bee mites

MA Techer, RV Rane, ML Grau, JMK Roberts… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Multispecies host-parasite evolution is common, but how parasites evolve after speciating
remains poorly understood. Shared evolutionary history and physiology may propel species …

Genome sequencing and population genomics modeling provide insights into the local adaptation of weeping forsythia

LF Li, SA Cushman, YX He, Y Li - Horticulture research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the genetic basis underlying the local adaptation of nonmodel species is a
fundamental goal in evolutionary biology. In this study, we explored the genetic mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Defining honeybee subspecies in an evolutionary context warrants strategized conservation

L Qiu, J Dong, X Li, SH Parey, K Tan, M Orr… - Zoological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the urgent need for conservation consideration, strategic action plans for the
preservation of the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793, remain lacking. Both the …

Buzzing with Intelligence: Current Issues in Apiculture and the Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Tackle It

PK Astuti, B Hegedűs, A Oleksa, Z Bagi, S Kusza - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are important for agriculture and ecosystems; however, they
are threatened by the changing climate. In order to adapt and respond to emerging …

The genomic basis of adaptation to high‐altitude habitats in the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana)

S Montero‐Mendieta, K Tan, MJ Christmas… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) is of central importance for agriculture in Asia. It has
adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions across its native range in southern …

Geometric morphology and population genomics provide insights into the adaptive evolution of Apis cerana in Changbai Mountain

L Nannan, L Huamiao, J Yan, L Xingan, L Yang… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background Exploration of adaptive evolution of organisms in response to environmental
change can help to understand the evolutionary history of species and the underlying …

Evolutionary dynamics of recent selection on cognitive abilities

SE Miller, AW Legan, MT Henshaw… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Cognitive abilities can vary dramatically among species. The relative importance of social
and ecological challenges in shaping cognitive evolution has been the subject of a long …