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A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, alters honey bee activity, motor functions, and move...

A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, alters honey bee activity, motor functions, and move...

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A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, alters honey bee activity, motor functions, and movement to light

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A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, alters honey bee activity, motor functions, and movement to light

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Scientific reports, 2017-11, Vol.7 (1), p.15132-13, Article 15132

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Honey bees provide key ecosystem services. To pollinate and to sustain the colony, workers must walk, climb, and use phototaxis as they move inside and outside the nest. Phototaxis, orientation to light, is linked to sucrose responsiveness and the transition of work from inside to outside the nest, and is also a key component of division of labour....

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A common neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, alters honey bee activity, motor functions, and movement to light

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5680225

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5680225

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

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10.1038/s41598-017-15308-6

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