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Genetic Characterization of Exotic Commercial Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Populations in Thailand Reveals High Genetic Diversity and Low Population Substructure.
Journal of economic entomology - 8 Feb 2020
Rattanawannee Atsalek, Duangphakdee Orawan, Chanchao Chanpen, Teerapakpinyo Chinachote, Warrit Nattapot, Wongsiri Siriwat, Oldroyd Benjamin P
Abstract excerpt
Domestication of animal species is often associated with a reduction in genetic diversity. The honey bee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, has been managed by beekeepers for millennia for both honey and wax production and for crop pollination. Here we use both microsatellite markers and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI gene to evaluate genetic variation of managed A. mellifera in Thailand, where the species...
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