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Thrice out of Africa: ancient and recent expansions of the honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 27 Oct 2006
Whitfield Charles W, Behura Susanta K, Berlocher Stewart H, Clark Andrew G, Johnston J Spencer, Sheppard Walter S, Smith Deborah R, Suarez Andrew V, Weaver Daniel, Tsutsui Neil D
Abstract excerpt
We characterized Apis mellifera in both native and introduced ranges using 1136 single-nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped in 341 individuals. Our results indicate that A. mellifera originated in Africa and expanded into Eurasia at least twice, resulting in populations in eastern and western Europe that are geographically close but genetically distant. A third expansion in the New World has involved the...
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