Closed population honeybee breeding 3. The distribution of sex alleles with gyne supersedure

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 184-190

  Page, Robert E ^a   Laidlaw, Harry H ^b   Erickson, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 26944455488     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1983.11100585     Document Type: Article

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