Domestication of honey bees was associated with expansion of genetic diversity

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4409-4411

  Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; domestication; genetic diversity; Single Nucleotide Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84866245568     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05641.x     Document Type: Review

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