Evidence for reproductive isolation between two colour morphs of cavity nesting honey bees (Apis) in south India

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-434

  Oldroyd, B P ^a   Reddy, M S ^b   Chapman, N C ^a   Thompson, G J ^a   Beekman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Hill bees; Mitochondrial haplotypes; Plain bees; South India

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; HONEYBEE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SYMPATRY;

ASIA; BANGALORE; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

APINAE; APIS; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33845691212     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0889-2     Document Type: Article

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