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Lower disease infections in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies headed by polyandrous vs monandrous queens.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 Apr 2006
Tarpy David R, Seeley Thomas D
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We studied the relationship between genetic diversity and disease susceptibility in honeybee colonies living under natural conditions. To do so, we created colonies in which each queen was artificially inseminated with sperm from either one or ten drones. Of the 20 colonies studied, 80% showed at...
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