Genetic evaluation of a novel system for controlled mating of the honeybee, apis mellifera

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-338

  Oxley, Peter R ^a   Hinhumpatch, Pantip ^b   Gloag, Rosalyn ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Instrumental insemination; Isolated mating; Mating flight time; Microsatellite; Selection differential

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HONEYBEE; LIGHT; MATING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BREEDING; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 77951688421     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp112     Document Type: Article

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