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Within- and across-colony effects of hyperpolyandry on immune function and body condition in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

Journal of insect physiology - 1 Mar 2012

Wilson-Rich Noah, Tarpy David R, Starks Philip T

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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) have become a model system for studies on the influence of genetic diversity on disease. Honey bee queens mate with a remarkably high number of males-up to 29 in the current study-from which they produce a colony of genetically diverse daughter workers. Recent evidence suggests a significant benefit of intracolony genetic diversity on disease resistance. Here, we explored the...

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PMID: 22233933
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.020

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