Genetic Structure of an Apis dorsata Population: The Significance of Migration and Colony Aggregation

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-126

  Paar, Jürgen ^a,b   Oldroyd, B P ^a   Huettinger, E ^c   Kastberger, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Institute of Apiculture   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; APIS DORSATA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HONEYBEE; INSECT GENETICS; MIGRATION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BEES; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HOMING BEHAVIOR; INDIA; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

APIS; APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; INSECTA;

EID: 1942540032     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esh026     Document Type: Article

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