Honey Bees in the Tropics Show Winter Bee-Like Longevity in Response to Seasonal Dearth and Brood Reduction

Honey Bees in the Tropics Show Winter Bee-Like Longevity in Response to Seasonal Dearth and Brood Reduction

Upon their first introduction to Americas in 1956, African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) hybridized with the previously introduced and already established European honey bees (EHBs). The resulting Africanized honey bees (AHBs) have spread through the continental tropics of the Western Hemis...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Feliciano-Cardona, Mehmet Ali Döke, Janpierre Aleman, Jose Luis Agosto-Rivera, Christina M. Grozinger, Tugrul Giray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
honey bees
life-span
brood
tropics
seasonal dearth
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.571094/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.571094/full

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