Genetic, Individual, and Group Facilitation of Disease Resistance in Insect Societies

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  • Noah Wilson-Rich
    Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155;
  • Marla Spivak
    Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108
  • Nina H. Fefferman
    Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
  • Philip T. Starks
    Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155;

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<jats:p> In this review, we provide a current reference on disease resistance in insect societies. We start with the genetics of immunity in the context of behavioral and physiological processes and scale up levels of biological organization until we reach populations. A significant component of this review focuses on Apis mellifera and its role as a model system for studies on social immunity. We additionally review the models that have been applied to disease transmission in social insects and elucidate areas for future study in the field of social immunity. </jats:p>

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