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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 least one brood disease. We found strong differences between the two types of colonies in the infection intensity of...

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PMID: 16518641
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-006-0091-4

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