Fluctuating asymmetry in the honey bee, Apis mellifera: Effects of ploidy and hybridization

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 551-574

  Smith, D R ^a,b   Crespi, B J ^a,c   Bookstein, F L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Apis mellifera; Fluctuating asymmetry; MtDNA; Procrustes methods

Indexed keywords

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HONEYBEE; HYBRIDIZATION; PLOIDY;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030614009     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050041     Document Type: Article

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