Robustness of the honeybee neuro-muscular octopaminergic system in the face of cold stress.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, our planet has undergone dramatic environmental changes resulting in the loss of numerous species. This contrasts with species that can adapt quickly to rapidly changing ambient conditions, which require physiological plasticity and must occur rapidly. The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) apparently meets this challenge with remarkable success, as this species is adapted to numerous climates, resulting in an almost worldwide distribution. Here, coordinated individual thermoregulatory activities ensure survival at the colony level and thus the transmission of genetic material. Recently, we showed that shivering thermogenesis, which is critical for honeybee thermoregulation, depends on octopamine signaling. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the thoracic

SUBMITTER: Kaya-Zeeb S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9551396 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature