Genetic characterization of Italian honeybees, Apis mellifera ligustica, based on microsatellite DNA polymorphisms

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-217

  Dall'Olio, Raffaele ^a   Marino, Alberto ^a   Lodesani, Marco ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale di Apicoltura   (Italy)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera ligustica; Conservation; Genetic variability; Microsatellite

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BEE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; INTROGRESSION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA;

EID: 34547441273     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006073     Document Type: Article

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