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The role of alcohol in self-medication of the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

2021/41/N/NZ8/02917

Keywords:

self-medication ecological immunology alcohol honeybee Apis mellifera

Descriptors:

  • NZ8_001:
  • NZ8_002:
  • NZ6_003:

Panel:

NZ8 - Evolutionary and environmental biology: evolution, ecology, population biology, biodiversity, biogeography

Host institution :

Instytut Systematyki i Ewolucji Zwierząt PAN

woj. małopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

Monika - Ostap-Chęć 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 2

Call: PRELUDIUM 20 - announced on 2021-03-15

Amount awarded: 190 692 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2022-10-31

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2025-10-30

Project duration:: 36 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (3)
  1. Meta-analysis and experimental evidence reveal no impact of Nosema ceranae infection on honeybee carbohydrate consumption
    Authors:
    Monika Ostap-Chec, Weronika Antoł, Daniel Bajorek, Ewelina Berbeć, Dawid Moroń, Marcin Rapacz, Krzysztof Miler
    Academic press:
    Microbial Ecology (rok: 2025, tom: 88, strony: 56), Wydawca: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00248-025-02550-z - link to the publication
  2. Honeybees show an increased preference for dietary alcohol when parasitized
    Authors:
    Monika Ostap-Chec, Weronika Antoł, Daniel Bajorek, Daniel Stec, Krzysztof Miler
    Academic press:
    Behavioral Ecology (rok: 2025, tom: 36, strony: araf121), Wydawca: Oxford University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1093/beheco/araf121 - link to the publication
  3. Nosemosis negatively affects honeybee survival: experimental and meta-analytic evidence
    Authors:
    Monika Ostap-Chęć, Jessica Cait, R. Wilder Scott, Aneta Arct, Dawid Moroń, Marcin Rapacz, Krzysztof Miler
    Academic press:
    Parasitology (rok: 2024, tom: -, strony: 46035), Wydawca: Cambridge University Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1017/S0031182024001446 - link to the publication