Better bees for tomorrow: A proteomic and physiological characterization of male fertility in managed versus feral honeybees in Western Australia

明天更好的蜜蜂：西澳大利亚管理蜜蜂与野生蜜蜂雄性生育能力的蛋白质组学和生理学特征

• 批准号: LP100100438
• 负责人: Prof Boris Baer
• 金额: $ 45.37万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-06-08 至 2014-06-07
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100100438
• 关键词: Better; bees; tomorrow; proteomic; physiological

The importance of honeybees for food production is often undervalued as they pollinate more than 80 crops of economic interest. However, honeybee populations are on a worldwide decline and the beekeepers struggle to survive economically. Australia has so far been spared of major collapses but this seems merely a question of time. The work proposed initiates a close collaboration between the only honeybee-breeding organization in Western Australia and the University of Western Australia. Scientific research to ensure a future supply of managed and healthy honeybees is initiated to understand honeybee reproduction, diseases and immunity in more detail. The results are expected to be of interest for the entire Australian honeybee industry.

蜜蜂对粮食生产的重要性经常被低估，因为它们为80多种具有经济利益的作物授粉。然而，蜜蜂数量在世界范围内下降，养蜂人在经济上挣扎着生存。到目前为止，澳大利亚还没有出现大的经济崩溃，但这似乎只是一个时间问题。这项提议的工作启动了西澳大利亚唯一的蜜蜂育种组织和西澳大利亚大学之间的密切合作。科学研究，以确保未来供应管理和健康的蜜蜂，更详细地了解蜜蜂的繁殖，疾病和免疫。研究结果预计将引起整个澳大利亚蜜蜂行业的兴趣。