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Asymmetric introgression of African genes in honeybee populations (Apis mellifera L.) in Central Mexico.
Heredity - 1 Aug 2007
Kraus F B, Franck P, Vandame R
Abstract excerpt
The Africanization of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) in South America is one of the most spectacular examples of biological invasions. In this study, we analyzed the Africanization process in Central Mexico along an altitudinal transect from 72 to 2800 m, using both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers. The mitochondrial analysis revealed that the two high-altitude populations had a significantly greater...
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