Paternity and maternity frequencies in Apis mellifera sicula

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Haberl, M ^a,b   Tautz, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Hessische Landesanstalt Tierzucht   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera sicula; Honey bees; Mating frequency; Microsatellite; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; PATERNITY; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

APIDAE; APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033062544     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050124     Document Type: Article

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