Mitochondrial DNA diversity of honey bees (Apis mellifera) from unmanaged colonies and swarms in the United States

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 245-257

  Magnus, Roxane M ^a   Tripodi, Amber D ^a   Szalanski, Allen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; COI COII; Genetic variation; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AMPLICON; APIS MELLIFERA; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; INSECT SWARM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISM COLONY; POPULATION; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BEE; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BEES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901281081     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: 15734927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-014-9644-y     Document Type: Article

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