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Genetic variation influences food-sharing sociability in honey bees.
PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2025
Traniello Ian M, Avalos Arian, Gachomba Michael J M, Gernat Tim, Chen Zhenqing, Cash-Ahmed Amy C, Hamilton Adam R, Cook Jennifer L, Robinson Gene E
Abstract excerpt
Individual variation in sociability is a central feature of every society. This includes honey bees, with some individuals well connected and sociable, and others at the periphery of their colony's social network. However, the genetic and molecular bases of sociability are poorly understood. Trophallaxis-a behavior involving sharing liquid with nutritional and signaling properties-comprises a social interaction...
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- Animals
- Bees
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Social Behavior
- Behavior, Animal