Monoandry and polyandry in bumble bees (Hymenoptera; Bombinae) as evidenced by highly variable microsatellites.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1995.tb00195.x

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Monoandry and polyandry in bumble bees (Hymenoptera; Bombinae) as evidenced by highly variable microsatellites.

Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 1995

Estoup A, Scholl A, Pouvreau A, Solignac M

Abstract excerpt

Highly variable microsatellites enabled a precise assessment of the number of queen matings in the colonies of five bumble bee species. Fifteen of the sixteen microsatellites initially cloned from B. terrestris had flanking regions similar enough to allow PCR amplification on the other Bombus spe...

Topics

Animals
Base Sequence
Bees
DNA Primers
DNA, Satellite
Ecosystem
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Reproduction
Sexual Behavior, Animal

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