Estimating the contribution of laying workers to population fitness in African honeybees (Apis mellifera) with molecular markers

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-287

  Moritz, R F A ^a   Beye, M ^a   Hepburn, H R ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Genetic diversity; Hybrid zone; Mitochondrial DNA; Nuclear DNA; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARRHENOTOKY; INTROGRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THELYTOKY;

FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; HONEYBEE; REPRODUCTION;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031695796     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050088     Document Type: Article

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