Title: Social structure affects the gut microbiota in honey bees: The physiological cost of precocious foraging
Authors: Duan C .Copeland1,2*, Brendon M. Mott1, and Kirk E. Anderson1*
Author affiliations:
1USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, 2000 E. Allen Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
2Department of Microbiology, School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
*Corresponding authors. Email: Kirk.Anderson@usda.gov, Duan.Copeland@usda.gov
Author emails
Brendon.Mott@usda.gov
Mailing address: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, 2000 E. Allen Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719. Phone: (520) 820-7186 Fax: (520) 670-6493.
Keywords: phenotypic plasticity, gut microbiota, precocious foragers, immunity, oxidative stress, vitellogenin, age-polyethism