Genetic characterization of russian honey bee stock selected for improved resistance to varroa destructor

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1233-1238

  Bourgeois, A Lelania ^a   Rinderer, Thomas E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis; Breeding program; Genetic differentiation; Russian honey bees

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BREEDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BREEDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MITES; PHYLOGENY; RUSSIA; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ACARI; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 68149132236     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0349     Document Type: Article

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