Evidence for intra-colonial genetic variance in resistance to American foulbrood of honey bees (Apis mellifera): Further support for the parasite/pathogen hypothesis for the evolution of polyandry

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 265-268

  Palmer, Kellie A ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; MULTIPLE MATING; POLYANDRY; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC LINE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HONEYBEE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INSECT SOCIETY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PAENIBACILLUS; POLYANDRY;

ANIMALS; BEES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 0038684777     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-003-0418-3     Document Type: Article

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