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Development of a multiplex microsatellite marker set for the study of the solitary red mason bee, Osmia bicornis (Megachilidae).
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jan 2022
Van Eeckhoven Jens, Horsburgh Gavin J, Dawson Deborah A, Mayer Kathryn, Bretman Amanda, Duncan Elizabeth J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee (Osmia bicornis), provide important ecosystem services including pollination. In the face of global declines of pollinator abundance, such haplodiploid Hymenopterans have a compounded extinction risk due to the potential for limited genetic diversity. In order to assess the genetic diversity of Osmia bicornis populations, we developed microsatellite markers and...
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