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Impacts of inbreeding on bumblebee colony fitness under field conditions.

BMC evolutionary biology - 2 Jul 2009

Whitehorn Penelope R, Tinsley Matthew C, Brown Mark J F, Darvill Ben, Goulson Dave

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BACKGROUND: Inbreeding and the loss of genetic diversity are known to be significant threats to small, isolated populations. Hymenoptera represent a special case regarding the impact of inbreeding. Haplodiploidy may permit purging of deleterious recessive alleles in haploid males, meaning inbreeding depression is reduced relative to diploid species. In contrast, the impact of inbreeding may be exacerbated in...

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PMID: 19573223
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-152
PMCID: PMC2712462

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