Alberto Prado
National Autonomous University of Mexico
21 Papers
47 Citations
Alberto Prado is an academic researcher from National Autonomous University of Mexico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Honey bee & Zamiaceae. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications. Previous affiliations of Alberto Prado include McGill University & Université de Montréal.
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Papers
Exposure to pollen-bound pesticide mixtures induces longer-lived but less efficient honey bees.
Alberto Prado,Maryline Pioz,Cyril Vidau,Fabrice Requier,Fabrice Requier,Mylène Jury,Didier Crauser,Jean-Luc Brunet,Yves Le Conte,Cédric Alaux +9 more
TL;DR: Early-life exposure to low doses of pesticide mixtures can have long-term effects that translate into longer-lived but slower and less efficient bees, demonstrating that exposure that may seem harmless can have undesirable effects on non-target organisms.
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Honeybee lifespan: the critical role of pre-foraging stage
TL;DR: The results show that the age at the first flight and onset of foraging are critical factors that determine, to a large extent, bee lifespan, and that a large proportion of the bees die during pre-foraging stage, and for those surviving, the elapsed time and flight experience between the firstFlight and the onset of Foraging is of paramount importance to maximize the number of days spent foraging.
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Flight activity of honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) drones
TL;DR: The registers show that 50 and 80% of the drones remained faithful to their colony (did not drift) in spring and summer, respectively, which confirms existing information, but also reveals unknown aspects about drone biology.
Interactions Between Thiamethoxam and Deformed Wing Virus Can Drastically Impair Flight Behavior of Honey Bees.
Marianne Coulon,Anne Dalmon,Gennaro Di Prisco,Gennaro Di Prisco,Alberto Prado,Florine Arban,Eric Dubois,Magali Ribière-Chabert,Cédric Alaux,Richard Thiéry,Yves Le Conte +10 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided for deleterious interactions between DWV and thiamethoxam in natural conditions that induced precocious foraging, increased the risk of not returning to the hive after the first flight, and decreased survival when compared to single stress exposures.
Leaf traits and herbivory levels in a tropical gymnosperm, Zamia stevensonii (Zamiaceae).
TL;DR: This slow-growing gymnosperm invests heavily in constitutive defenses against highly specialized herbivores, underlining the convergence in defensive syndromes by major plant lineages.