Genetic characterization of commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) populations in the United States by using mitochondrial and microsatellite markers

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 666-673

  Delaney, D A ^a   Meixner, M D ^b   Schiff, N M ^c   Sheppard, W S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bieneninstitut Kirehhain ^*  (Germany)

^c CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Commercial populations; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HONEYBEE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLYMORPHISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 68149129593     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/008.102.0411     Document Type: Article

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