Mitochondrial DNA variability in the Canary Islands honeybees (Apis mellifera L.)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1543-1547

  De La Rua P ^a   Serrano, J ^a   Galian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Canary Islands; Genetic polymorphism; Haplotype; Honeybee; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

EUROPE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; HAPLOTYPE; INSECT GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BASE SEQUENCE; BEES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

APIS MELLIFERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032212431     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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