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NEONICOTINOID TOXICITY IN REPRODUCTIVE HONEY BEE CASTES
… the reproductively active honey bee drones and queens. Accordingly, the overarching goal of this thesis was to incorporate the evaluation of honey bee reproductive castes in toxicologic assays through the use of “gold standard” research techniques routinely used in vertebrate toxicology studies. …
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Exploring winner effects in queens of the western honey bee
… presence of a winner effect in virgin honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Following the death or departure of the previous queen in a swarm, young virgin queens engage in fatal contests for the opportunity to become the new reproductive individual in the colony. To test for winner effects, I …