Population structure of Apis cerana in Thailand reflects biogeography and current gene flow rather than Varroa mite association

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-452

  Rueppell, O ^a   Hayes, A M ^a   Warrit, N ^b   Smith, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Co evolution; Local adaptation; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COEVOLUTION; COLONY STRUCTURE; ECTOPARASITE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HONEYBEE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MIGRATION; MITE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ISTHMUS OF KRA; THAILAND;

ACARI; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA;

EID: 80052589212     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0161-2     Document Type: Article

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