Esmaeil Amiri
Assistant Extension/Research Professor
Apiculture
Email: ea795@msstate.edu
Phone: (662) 686-3215
Research Areas:
- Pollinator health
- Pathogenic viruses and immune responses in honey bees
- Maternal and trans-generational effects in honey bees
- Honey bee queen reproductive plasticity
- Honey bee breeding strategy
Publications
- Amiri, E., O. Rueppell, D. R. Tarpy. 2021. Honey Bee Viral Diseases. In T. R. Kane, C. F. Faux (Eds.), Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner, John Wilsey and Sons, Inc. Download
- Amiri, E., J. J. Herman, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, O. Rueppell. 2020. Egg transcriptome profile responds to maternal virus infection in honey bees, Apis mellifera. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 85:104558. Download
- Amiri, E., K. Le, C. V. Melendez, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, O. Rueppell. 2020. Egg-size plasticity in Apis mellifera: Honey bee queens alter egg size in response to both genetic and environmental factors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33(4):534-543. Download
