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Ferment in the family: alcohol hormesis in workers of the honeybee Apis mellifera

2021/43/D/NZ8/01044

Keywords:

alcohol alcoholism behaviour ethanol honeybee hormesis

Descriptors:

  • NZ8_001:
  • NZ8_008:

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):

dr hab. Krzysztof Miler 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 3

Call: SONATA 17 - announced on 2021-09-15

Amount awarded: 837 847 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2022-11-29

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2027-05-28

Project duration:: 54 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Pending project

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (4)
  1. Honey bees are resilient to the long-term presence of alcohol in their diet
    Authors:
    Ostap-Chec, M., Bajorek, D., Antoł, W., Stec, D., Miler, K.
    Academic press:
    Ecotoxicology (rok: 2025, tom: 34, strony: 1158-1168), Wydawca: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s10646-025-02903-x - link to the publication
  2. Do shifts in honeybee crop microbiota enable ethanol accumulation? A comparative analysis of caged and foraging bees
    Authors:
    Antoł, W., Surmacz, B., Ostap-Chec, M., Stec, D., Miler, K.
    Academic press:
    Microbial Ecology (rok: 2025, tom: 88, strony: 137), Wydawca: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00248-025-02627-9 - link to the publication
  3. Ethanol and pollinators: expanding Bowland et al.'s framework
    Authors:
    Miler, K.
    Academic press:
    Trends in Ecology & Evolution (rok: 2025, tom: 40, strony: 115-116), Wydawca: Cell Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.019 - link to the publication
  4. Occasional and constant exposure to dietary ethanol shortens the lifespan of worker honey bees
    Authors:
    Ostap-Chec, M., Bajorek, D., Antoł, W., Stec, D., Miler, K.
    Academic press:
    Journal of Comparative Physiology B (rok: 2024, tom: 194, strony: 403-410), Wydawca: Springer Nature
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s00360-024-01571-3 - link to the publication