Genetic variation within social insect colonies reduces parasite load

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 265, Issue 1392, 1998, Pages 221-225

  Liersch, S ^a   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Mating system; Parasitism; Polyandry; Polygyny; Social insects

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; PARASITE LOAD; POLYANDRY; POLYGYNY; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARTICLE; BEE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT; MATING; MITE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTOZOON; SPECIES;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032492081     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0285     Document Type: Article

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