Multi-level selection for hygienic behaviour in honeybees

Heredity

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-615

  Perez Sato J A ^a,b   Chline, N ^a,c   Martin, S J ^a   Hughes, W O H ^a,e   Ratnieks, F L W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Congregación Manuel Leon Amatlan de Los Reyes ^*  (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Artificial selection; Breeding; Parasite; Resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; HYGIENE; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELECTION; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 67349161550     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.20     Document Type: Article

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