Complex pleiotropy characterizes the pollen hoarding syndrome in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1459-1466

  Page Jr , Robert E ^a   Fondrk, M Kim ^a   Rueppell, Olav ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Complex trait genetics; Division of labor; Genetic background; Pleiotropy; Proboscis extension reflex; Reproductive ground plan hypothesis; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

CACHING; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HONEYBEE; HYBRID; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; POLLEN; QUEEN; SELECTION; SUCROSE;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 84867664647     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1400-x     Document Type: Article

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