Mitochondrial DNA restriction and genomic maps of seven species of Melipona (Apidae: Meliponini)

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-370

  Weinlich, Ricardo ^a   Francisco, Flávio De Oliveira ^a   Arias, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Melipona; mtDNA; Restriction map; rflp; Stingless bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; GENOME; MAPPING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA BICOLOR; MELIPONA COMPRESSIPES; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 4043058040     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004027     Document Type: Article

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