Inbred and outbred honey bees (Apis mellifera) have similar innate immune responses

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-102

  Lee, G M ^a   Brown, M J F ^b   Oldroyd, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Encapsulation; Heterozygosity; Immunocompetence; Inbreeding; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INBREEDING AVOIDANCE; POLYANDRY; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84872372335     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-012-0271-5     Document Type: Article

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