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Genetic differentiation of continental and island populations of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Europe.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 1996
Estoup A, Solignac M, Cornuet J M, Goudet J, Scholl A
Abstract excerpt
Ten microsatellite loci and a partial sequence of the COII mitochondrial gene were used to investigate genetic differentiation in B. terrestris, a bumble bee of interest for its high-value crop pollination. The analysis included eight populations from the European continent, five from Mediterranean islands (six subspecies altogether) and one from Tenerife (initially described as a colour form of B. terrestris but...
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