Construction and characterization of a BAC-library for a key pollinator, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris L.

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-48

  Wilfert, L ^a,e   Torres, M Muñoz ^b   Reber Funk, C ^a   Schmid Hempel, R ^a   Tomkins, J ^c   Gadau, J ^d   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding; Gene discovery; Genomics; Pollination; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHROMOSOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; POLLINATOR; SEX DETERMINATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 60149092736     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1034-1     Document Type: Article

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