The evolutionary ecology of ethanol

AC Bowland, AD Melin, DJ Hosken, KJ Hockings… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
The consumption of ethanol has frequently been seen as largely restricted to humans. Here,
we take a broad eco-evolutionary approach to understanding ethanol's potential impact on …

Tolerance and efficient metabolization of extremely high ethanol concentrations by a social wasp

S Bouchebti, Y Gershon, A Gordin, D Huchon… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Ethanol, a natural by-product of sugar fermentation, can be found in various fruits and
nectar. Although many animals routinely consume ethanol in low concentrations as part of …

Honey bee flights near hover under ethanol-exposure show changes in body and wing kinematics

I Ahmed, CI Abramson, IA Faruque - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Flying social insects can provide model systems for in-flight interactions in computationally-
constrained aerial robot swarms. The social interactions in flying insects may be chemically …

Drug effect and addiction research with insects–From Drosophila to collective reward in honeybees

J Dvořáček, D Kodrík - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Animals and humans share similar reactions to the effects of addictive substances, including
those of their brain networks to drugs. Our review focuses on simple invertebrate models …

The genome of the blind bee louse fly reveals deep convergences with its social host and illuminates Drosophila origins

H Bastide, H Legout, N Dogbo, D Ogereau, C Prediger… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Social insects' nests harbor intruders known as inquilines, 1 which are usually related to
their hosts. 2, 3 However, distant non-social inquilines may also show convergences with …

Occasional and constant exposure to dietary ethanol shortens the lifespan of worker honey bees

M Ostap-Chec, D Bajorek, W Antoł, D Stec… - Journal of Comparative …, 2024 - Springer
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most crucial pollinators, providing vital ecosystem
services. Their development and functioning depend on essential nutrients and substances …

The Effects of Ethanol and Acetic acid on Behaviour of Extranidal Workers of the Narrow-Headed Ant Formica exsecta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during a Field …

J Korczyńska, A Szczuka, J Urzykowska… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Alcoholism (addiction to ethanol, a common alcohol present in our
beverages) is among the most important problems encountered in the domain of human …

No increase in alcohol dehydrogenase levels following repeated ethanol exposure in young honeybee workers

K Miler, D Stec, L Pardyak, A Kamińska… - Physiological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Some workers of the honeybee show high alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) levels and high
resistance to the sedative effects of alcohol, yet it is unknown whether these two issues are …

Discontinued alcohol consumption elicits withdrawal symptoms in honeybees

M Ostap-Chec, M Opalek, D Stec… - Biology …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The honeybee continues to be developed as a model species in many research areas,
including studies related to the effects of alcohol. Here, we investigate whether workers …

Inducing ethanol tolerance in free-flying honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

L Stephenson, A Chicas-Mosier, T Black… - International journal …, 2021 - escholarship.org
Ethanol dependency affects the health of more than 15 million adults in the United States of
America. Honey bees have been used as a model for ethanol studies because of similarities …