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Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa.
BMC genomics - 15 Aug 2018
Eimanifar Amin, Brooks Samantha A, Bustamante Tomas, Ellis James D
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BACKGROUNDS: Apis mellifera scutellata and A.m. capensis (the Cape honey bee) are western honey bee subspecies indigenous to the Republic of South Africa (RSA). Both bees are important for biological and economic reasons. First, A.m. scutellata is the invasive "African honey bee" of the Americas and exhibits a number of traits that beekeepers consider undesirable. They swarm excessively, are prone to absconding...
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