Possible host-parasite adaptations in honey bees infested by Varroa destructor mites

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 525-533

  Fries, Ingemar ^a   Bommarco, Riccardo ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Co adaptation; Europe; Natural selection; Population dynamics; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 39549121686     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2007039     Document Type: Article

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