Genetics: Honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of African origin exist in non-Africanized areas of the southern United States: Evidence form mitochondrial DNA

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-295

  Pinto, M A ^a   Sheppard, W S ^b   Johnston, J S ^c   Rubink, W L ^d   Coulson, R N ^c   Schiff, N M ^e   Kandemir, I ^f   Patton, J C ^c,g  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Rubinks   (United States)

^e USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^f ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bee; Apis mellifera; Cytochrome b; Mitochondrial DNA; Mitotype

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CYTOCHROME; HONEYBEE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SUBSPECIES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 34047093326     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[289:HBHAOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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