Maternity of emergency queens in the Cape honey bee, Apis mellifera capensis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2792-2799

  Holmes, Michael J ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a   Allsopp, Michael H ^b   Lim, Julianne ^a   Wossler, Theresa C ^c   Beekman, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

apiary; Apis mellifera capensis; non natal parasitism; queen cell

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PUPA; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 77954248072     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04683.x     Document Type: Article

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