Polyandry in the genus Apis, particularly Apis andreniformis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-26

  Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a   Clifton, Morag J ^a   Wongsiri, Siriwat ^b   Rinderer, Thomas E ^c   Sylvester, H Allen ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis; Behavioral dominance; Microsatellites; Multiple mating; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS ANDRENIFORMIS; APIS DORSATA; APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FLOREA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 1842364911     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050311     Document Type: Article

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