The role of seasonality in shaping the interactions of honeybees with other taxa.

ABSTRACT: The Eltonian niche of a species is defined as its set of interactions with other taxa. How this set varies with biotic, abiotic and human influences is a core question of modern ecology. In seasonal environments, the realized Eltonian niche is likely to vary due to periodic changes in the occurrence and abundance of interaction partners and changes in species behavior and preferences. Also, human management decisions may leave strong imprints on species interactions. To compare the impact of seasonality to that of management effects, honeybees provide an excellent model system. Based on DNA traces of interaction partners archived in honey, we can infer honeybee interactions with floral resources and microbes in the surrounding habitats, their hives, and themselves. Here, we resolved season

SUBMITTER: Wirta H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560870 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature