Michael D. Simone Finstrom

Works (9)

Updated: July 19th, 2023 21:16

2017 article

Inducible versus constitutive social immunity: examining effects of colony infection on glucose oxidase and defensin-1 production in honeybees

López-Uribe, M. M., Fitzgerald, A., & Simone-Finstrom, M. (2017, May 1). Royal Society Open Science.

By: M. López-Uribe n, A. Fitzgerald* & M. Simone-Finstrom n

author keywords: Apis mellifera; qPCR; gene expression; American foulbrood
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: It is concluded that GOX and Def1 are highly constitutive and co-opted as mechanisms of social immunity, and these factors should be considered when investigating immunity at the individual and colony level in social insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 journal article

Genetic diversity confers colony-level benefits due to individual immunity

Biology Letters, 12(3), 20151007.

By: M. Simone-Finstrom n, M. Walz n & D. Tarpy n 

author keywords: Apis mellifera; polyandry; social insects; individual versus social immunity
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / growth & development; Bees / immunology; Bees / microbiology; Genetic Variation; Larva / growth & development; Larva / immunology; Larva / microbiology; Paenibacillus larvae / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
TL;DR: By pathogen-challenging larvae in vitro, this work decoupled larval immune response from mechanisms of social immunity and shows that baseline immunity and degree of immune response do not vary with genetic diversity, however, intracolony variance in antimicrobial peptide production after pathogen challenge decreases with increasing genetic diversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 article

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones survive oxidative stress due to increased tolerance instead of avoidance or repair of oxidative damage

Li-Byarlay, H., Huang, M. H., Simone-Finstrom, M., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2016, July 15). Experimental Gerontology, Vol. 83, pp. 15–21.

By: H. Li-Byarlay n, M. Huang*, M. Simone-Finstrom n, M. Strand*, D. Tarpy n  & O. Rueppell *

MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / drug effects; Bees / physiology; Lipid Peroxidation; Longevity; Male; Oxidative Stress; Paraquat / adverse effects
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: This first study of oxidative stress in male honey bees suggests that survival of an acute oxidative stressor is due to tolerance, not prevention or repair, of oxidative damage to lipids, and demonstrates colony differences in oxidative stress resistance that might be useful for breeding stress-resistant honey bees. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2016 journal article

Migratory management and environmental conditions affect lifespan and oxidative stress in honey bees

Scientific Reports, 6(1).

By: M. Simone-Finstrom n, H. Li-Byarlay n, M. Huang n, M. Strand*, O. Rueppell * & D. Tarpy n 

MeSH headings : Age Factors; Agriculture / methods; Animals; Bees / physiology; California; Maine; Malondialdehyde / analysis; Malondialdehyde / metabolism; North Carolina; Oxidative Stress
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: It was found that migration affected oxidative stress levels in honey bees, but that food scarcity had an even larger impact; some detrimental effects of migration may be alleviated by a greater abundance of forage. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2015 journal article

Geographic variation in polyandry of the eastern honey bee, Apis cerana, in Thailand

Insectes Sociaux, 62(1), 37–42.

By: D. DeFelice, C. Ross, M. Simone-Finstrom, N. Warrit, D. Smith, M. Burgett, P. Sukumalanand, O. Rueppell

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Honey bee colonies regulate queen reproductive traits by controlling which queens survive to adulthood

Tarpy, D. R., Simone-Finstrom, M., & Linksvayer, T. A. (2015, December 8). Insectes Sociaux, Vol. 63, pp. 169–174.

By: D. Tarpy n , M. Simone-Finstrom n & T. Linksvayer *

author keywords: Social physiology; Colony-level selection; Royal cheats; Queen reproductive potential
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: It is suggested that colonies regulate queen quality traits by curtailing low-quality queens from fully developing, which is further evidence that cooperation predominates over potential conflict within honey bee colonies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2014 article

Impact of Food Availability, Pathogen Exposure, and Genetic Diversity on Thermoregulation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Simone-Finstrom, M., Foo, B., Tarpy, D. R., & Starks, P. T. (2014, March 19). Journal of Insect Behavior, Vol. 27, pp. 527–539.

By: M. Simone-Finstrom n, B. Foo*, D. Tarpy n  & P. Starks *

author keywords: Ascosphaera apis; behavioral plasticity
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: The data suggest that a richer, context-dependent thermoregulatory system exists in honey bees than previously understood and a temperature-based circadian rhythm emerges under high nectar flow conditions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 journal article

In Vitro Infection of Pupae with Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus Suggests Disturbance of Transcriptional Homeostasis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

PLoS ONE, 8(9), e73429.

By: H. Boncristiani *, J. Evans *, Y. Chen *, J. Pettis*, C. Murphy*, D. Lopez*, M. Simone-Finstrom n, M. Strand*, D. Tarpy n , O. Rueppell *

Ed(s): E. Jan *

MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / genetics; Bees / physiology; Bees / virology; Colony Collapse; Dicistroviridae / pathogenicity; Gene Expression Regulation; Pupa / genetics; Pupa / physiology; Pupa / virology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: Gene expression analyses of three separate experiments suggest IAPV disruption of transcriptional homeostasis of several fundamental cellular functions, including an up-regulation of the ribosomal biogenesis pathway, which supports the hypothesis that viruses play a critical role in declining honey bee health. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Increased resin collection after parasite challenge: A case of self-medication in honey bees?

PLoS One, 7(3).

By: M. Simone-Finstrom & M. Spivak

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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