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Microsatellite Analysis of Museum Specimens Reveals Historical Differences in Genetic Diversity between Declining and More Stable Bombus Species.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2015

Maebe Kevin, Meeus Ivan, Ganne Maarten, De Meulemeester Thibaut, Biesmeijer Koos, Smagghe Guy

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Worldwide most pollinators, e.g. bumblebees, are undergoing global declines. Loss of genetic diversity can play an essential role in these observed declines. In this paper, we investigated the level of genetic diversity of seven declining Bombus species and four more stable species with the use of microsatellite loci. Hereto we genotyped a unique collection of museum specimens. Specimens were collected between...

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Animals
Bees
Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Genotype
Microsatellite Repeats
Museums

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PMID: 26061732
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127870
PMCID: PMC4464549

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