Extensive population admixture on drone congregation areas of the giant honeybee, Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793)

Extensive population admixture on drone congregation areas of the giant honeybee, Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793)

Abstract The giant honeybee Apis dorsata often forms dense colony aggregations which can include up to 200 often closely related nests in the same location, setting the stage for inbred matings. Yet, like in all other Apis species, A. dorsata queens mate in mid‐air on lek like drone congregation are...

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Main Authors: Alexis L. Beaurepaire, Bernard F. Kraus, Gudrun Koeniger, Nikolaus Koeniger, Herbert Lim, Robin F. A. Moritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Apis dorsata
drone congregation area
microsatellites
population genetics
sibship reconstruction analyses
spatiotemporal analyses
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1284

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1284

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