Genetic structure of drone congregations of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-27

  Kraus, F B ^a   Weinhold, S ^b   Moritz, R F A ^b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drone congregation; Microsatellites; Population structure; Scaptotrigona mexicana; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA MEXICANA;

EID: 39749107189     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0966-1     Document Type: Article

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