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European honeybee defense against Japanese yellow hornet using heat generation by bee-balling behavior
Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ens.12248/full
Hosono S., Nakamura J., Ono M. (2017) European honeybee defense against Japanese yellow hornet using heat generation by bee-balling behavior. Entomological Science 20:163–167.

Expression of the major royal jelly protein 7 gene in honeybee (Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola).
Link to the publication: http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTotal-KCTD201602020.htm
XiaoYan L., QingHuan L., WenJing Y., Qin L., JiangHong L., others (2016) Expression of the major royal jelly protein 7 gene in honeybee (Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola). Journal of Environmental Entomology 38:371–377.

Sequential social experiences interact to modulate aggression but not brain gene expression in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Link to the publication: https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-017-0199-8
Rittschof C.C. (2017) Sequential social experiences interact to modulate aggression but not brain gene expression in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Frontiers in Zoology 14:16.

Automated assay and differential model of western honey bee (Apis mellifera) autogrooming using digital image processing
Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016816991630850X
Giuffre C., Lubkin S.R., Tarpy D.R. (2017) Automated assay and differential model of western honey bee (Apis mellifera) autogrooming using digital image processing. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 135:338–344.

DNA methylation mediates neural processing after odor learning in the honeybee
Link to the publication: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep43635
Biergans S.D., Claudianos C., Reinhard J., Galizia G.C. (2017) DNA methylation mediates neural processing after odor learning in the honeybee. Scientific Reports 7:43635.

Correlation of Varroa destructor infestation with hygienic behavior of honeybees.
Link to the publication: http://www.uco.es/organiza/servicios/publica/az/php/img/web/26_13_45_Varroa.pdf
Castagnino G.L.B., Pinto L.F.B., Carneiro M.R.L., others (2016) Correlation of Varroa destructor infestation with hygienic behavior of honeybees. Archivos de Zootecnia 65:549–554.

Volume and Density of Microglomeruli in the Honey Bee Mushroom Bodies Do Not Predict Performance on a Foraging Task
Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dneu.22492/full
Van Nest B.N., Wagner A.E., Marrs G.S., Fahrbach S.E. (2017) Volume and Density of Microglomeruli in the Honey Bee Mushroom Bodies Do Not Predict Performance on a Foraging Task. Developmental Neurobiology.

Mapping species distributions with social media geo-tagged images: Case studies of bees and flowering plants in Australia
Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954116302321
ElQadi M.M., Dorin A., Dyer A., Burd M., Bukovac Z. (2017) Mapping species distributions with social media geo-tagged images: Case studies of bees and flowering plants in Australia. Ecological Informatics.

The exposure of honey bees (Apis mellifera; Hymenoptera: Apidae) to pesticides: Room for improvement in research
Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717303030
Benuszak J., Laurent M., Chauzat M.-P. (2017) The exposure of honey bees (Apis mellifera; Hymenoptera: Apidae) to pesticides: Room for improvement in research. Science of The Total Environment.

Draft genome of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, is shaped by the parasitic life history
Link to the publication: https://academic.oup.com/gigascience/article/3038223/Draft-genome-of-the-honey-bee-ectoparasitic-mite
Dong X., Armstrong S.D., Xia D., Makepeace B.L., Darby A.C., Kadowaki T. (2017) Draft genome of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, is shaped by the parasitic life history. GigaScience.