A microsatellite DNA toolkit for studying population structure in Apis mellifera

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1034-1036

  Shaibi, T ^a   Lattorff, H M G ^a   Moritz, R F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony number; Microsatellite; Population structure; Selection

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 50849131861     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02146.x     Document Type: Article

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