Honey bees are resilient to the long-term presence of alcohol in their diet DOI Creative Commons
Monika Ostap‐Chęć, Daniel Bajorek, Weronika Antoł

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 3, 2024

Abstract Previous studies on various organisms have suggested that low doses of ethanol can stimulatory effects, while higher may lead to toxicity, a response known as hormesis. Low concentrations occur naturally in the environment, particularly fermenting fruits and flower nectar, where pollinators such honey bees encounter it. This study aimed investigate potential hormetic effects low-level consumption bees. Bees were divided into three groups: one provided with only sucrose solution, both 0.5% sucrose, 1% sucrose. The exposed these diets for 14 days, their performance was assessed through survivorship, flight endurance, body mass, lipid content, trehalose levels haemolymph. results showed no significant differences most parameters between groups. However, constantly had slightly compared control group, suggesting possible adaptive exposure. Ethanol haemolymph differed significantly groups, showing its detectable system. While clear observed terms improved performance, elevated indicate adaptations protecting from ethanol-induced damage. provides insights how tolerate exposure highlights need further research ecological implications pollinators.

Language: Английский

Alcohol in Daily Products: Health Risks, Cultural Considerations, and Economic Impacts DOI Creative Commons
Yedi Herdiana

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: Volume 18, P. 217 - 237

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Ethanol, a bioactive compound prevalent in both social and industrial applications, is present alcoholic beverages as well range of everyday products. In food, ethanol functions primarily an additive or by-product fermentation, while pharmaceuticals cosmetics, it serves solvent preservative. Despite its widespread use, three critical research gaps exist current literature. First, existing focuses predominantly on single-sector analyses, overlooking the cumulative effects cross-sectoral exposure. Second, despite growing global market integration, there limited understanding how cultural religious requirements influence ethanol-related regulations product formulations. Third, economic models fail to integrate health impact costs compliance expenses, hindering effective policy development. The World Health Organization has determined that no amount alcohol consumption can be considered entirely safe, ethanol's impacts include contributions chronic diseases, neurotoxicity, potential carcinogenic effects. These risks are compounded by pervasive often unrecognized presence various products, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. burden associated with alcohol-related issues, including lost productivity healthcare costs, highlights necessity for robust public strategies stringent regulatory guidelines. This review investigates role across multiple domains, emphasizing medicine, evaluates broader implications health, practices, impact. recommend implementing standardized labeling systems, establishing cultural-sensitive alternatives formulations, developing harmonized international guidelines use industries.

Language: Английский

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The evolutionary ecology of ethanol DOI Creative Commons

Anna C Bowland,

Amanda Melin,

David J. Hosken

et al.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

The consumption of ethanol has frequently been seen as largely restricted to humans. Here, we take a broad eco-evolutionary approach understanding ethanol's potential impact on the natural world. There is growing evidence that present in many wild fruits, saps, and nectars ingestion offers benefits favour adaptations for its use multiple taxa. Explanations span both nutritional non-nutritional, with medicinal value or cognitive effects (with social-behavioural benefits) explored. We conclude ecologically relevant it shaped evolution species structured symbiotic relationships among organisms, including plants, yeast, bacteria, insects, mammals.

Language: Английский

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Conducted in the Past 118 Years on Global Prospective, Scientific Mapping, and Emerging Trends in Wild Fruits DOI Creative Commons

Baby Gargi,

Sakshi Painuli, Prateek Gururani

et al.

eFood, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(2)

Published: Feb. 27, 2025

ABSTRACT Wild edible fruits, commonly referred to as “hidden treasures,” hold a plethora of valuable resources. These fruits have the potential significantly contribute provision proportionate and nutritious diet, particularly in impoverished areas across globe. Despite this, these resources are still underutilized, primarily due their declining availability alterations lifestyle patterns. A bibliometric analysis covering past 118 years existence has been conducted assess current state trends, gaps, research directions wild fruit identify global output this area. In recent years, there substantial increase interest towards growing conservation domestication specifically address risk hunger undernourishment. The quantity articles consistently increased since identification significant peak 2020. However, advanced scientific investigations on appropriate species recommended determine that could alter, augment, or be used substitute for domesticated terms chemical nutritional content. addition, collaboration among various communities government nongovernment organizations is suggested application addressing food security concerns increasing population.

Language: Английский

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The seed dispersal syndrome hypothesis in ungulate-dominated landscapes DOI Creative Commons
José M. Fedriani, Pedro J. Garrote, Tamara Burgos

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: March 5, 2024

Abstract The Seed Dispersal Syndrome Hypothesis (SDSH) posits that fruit traits predict the main dispersers interacting with plant species. Mammalian dispersers, relying heavily on olfactory cues, are expected to select dull-colored, scented, and larger fruits compared birds. However, challenges like overabundant seed predators context-dependency of frugivore-plant interactions complicate SDSH expectations. We studied Iberian pear, Pyrus bourgaeana , an mammal-dispersed tree based its traits. Extensive camera-trapping data (over 35,000 records) from several populations years revealed visits seven frugivore groups, ungulate (59–97%) carnivore (1–20%) most frequent, while birds, lagomorphs, rodents were infrequent (0–10%). Red deer wild boar also removers in all sites but acted as predators, thus likely exert conflicting selection pressures those exerted by dispersers. Although, predicted SDSH, pear consumed large medium-sized mammals, reflect dispersal vectors past times. Our results do not challenge SDHS reveal importance considering functional roles for adequate evaluation.

Language: Английский

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Seed dispersal syndrome predicts ethanol concentration of fruits in a tropical dry forest DOI Creative Commons
Julia G. Casorso, Allegra N. DePasquale,

Suheidy Romero Morales

et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 290(2003)

Published: July 19, 2023

Studying fruit traits and their interactions with seed dispersers can improve how we interpret patterns of biodiversity, ecosystem function evolution. Mounting evidence suggests that ethanol is common variable, may exert selective pressures on dispersers. To test this, comprehensively assess content in a wild explore sources variation. We hypothesize both phylogeny dispersal syndrome explain variation levels, predict fruits mammalian will contain higher levels than those bird traits. measured ripe species mammal- ( n = 16), bird- 14) or mixed-dispersal 7) syndromes Costa Rican tropical dry forest. Seventy-eight per cent yielded measurable concentrations. detected phylogenetic signal maximum (Pagel's λ 0.82). Controlling for phylogeny, observed greater concentrations mammal-dispersed fruits, indicating helps content, mammals be more exposed to diets birds. Our findings further our understanding its potential role as pressure frugivore sensory systems metabolism.

Language: Английский

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Diet and the evolution of ADH7 across seven orders of mammals DOI Creative Commons
Swellan L. Pinto, Mareike C. Janiak,

Gwen Dutyschaever

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(7)

Published: July 1, 2023

Dietary variation within and across species drives the eco-evolutionary responsiveness of genes necessary to metabolize nutrients other components. Recent evidence from humans mammals suggests that sugar-rich diets floral nectar ripe fruit have favoured mutations in, functional preservation of, ADH7 gene, which encodes ADH class 4 enzyme responsible for metabolizing ethanol. Here we interrogate a large, comparative dataset gene sequence variation, including underlying amino acid residue located at key site (294) regulates affinity Our analyses span 171 mammal species, 59 newly sequenced. We report extensive especially among frugivorous nectarivorous bats, with potential impact. also widespread in retention probable pseudogenization . However, find little statistical an overarching impact dietary behaviour on putative function or presence derived alleles 294 mammals, evolution is shaped by complex factors. study reports new diversity longstanding ecological interest, offers sources be explored assays future study, advances our understanding processes molecular evolution.

Language: Английский

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The surprising link between animal behavior and the process of seed dispersal DOI
Elisabet V. Wehncke, Néstor A. Mariano

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Honey bees are resilient to the long-term presence of alcohol in their diet DOI Creative Commons
Monika Ostap‐Chęć, Daniel Bajorek, Weronika Antoł

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 3, 2024

Abstract Previous studies on various organisms have suggested that low doses of ethanol can stimulatory effects, while higher may lead to toxicity, a response known as hormesis. Low concentrations occur naturally in the environment, particularly fermenting fruits and flower nectar, where pollinators such honey bees encounter it. This study aimed investigate potential hormetic effects low-level consumption bees. Bees were divided into three groups: one provided with only sucrose solution, both 0.5% sucrose, 1% sucrose. The exposed these diets for 14 days, their performance was assessed through survivorship, flight endurance, body mass, lipid content, trehalose levels haemolymph. results showed no significant differences most parameters between groups. However, constantly had slightly compared control group, suggesting possible adaptive exposure. Ethanol haemolymph differed significantly groups, showing its detectable system. While clear observed terms improved performance, elevated indicate adaptations protecting from ethanol-induced damage. provides insights how tolerate exposure highlights need further research ecological implications pollinators.

Language: Английский

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