Gene reuse enabled rapid parallel diversification of the Asian honeybee
Honeybees are key pollinators with diverse diets, accustomed to a wide range of habitats that are characterized by variable flora. Many Apis species are, however, facing unprecedented challenges derived from habitat lost and diet change. In this context, it is critical to understand their evolutionary history and how they became adapted to diverse habitats, in particular diet shift caused by variable flowering phonologies. We hypothesize that the species have undergone parall