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Monogamy in large bee societies: a stingless paradox.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 Mar 2014
Jaffé Rodolfo, Pioker-Hara Fabiana C, Dos Santos Charles F, Santiago Leandro R, Alves Denise A, de M P Kleinert Astrid, Francoy Tiago M, Arias Maria C, Imperatriz-Fonseca Vera L
Abstract excerpt
High genetic diversity is important for the functioning of large insect societies. Across the social Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps), species with the largest colonies tend to have a high colony-level genetic diversity resulting from multiple queens (polygyny) or queens that mate with multiple males (polyandry). Here we studied the genetic structure of Trigona spinipes, a stingless bee species with colonies...
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