Microsatellite analysis of sperm admixture in honeybee

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 419-421

  Franck, Pierre ^a   Coussy, H ^a   Le Conte, Y ^a   Solignac, M ^b   Garnery, L ^b   Cornuet, J M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Microsatellite; Polyandry; Relatedness; Sperm admixture

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; MALE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033179820     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.83131.x     Document Type: Article

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