Genetic diversity within honeybee colonies prevents severe infections and promotes colony growth

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1510, 2003, Pages 99-103

  Tarpy, David R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Genetic diversity; Honeybees; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HONEYBEE; POLYANDRY; POPULATION GENETICS; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INSECT SOCIETY; MATING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PHENOTYPE; POLYANDRY; POPULATION GROWTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; ARACHNIDA; ASCOSPHAERA; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037422719     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2199     Document Type: Article

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