Queen quality and the impact of honey bee diseases on queen health: potential for interactions between two major threats to colony health
Western honey bees, Apis mellifera, live in highly eusocial colonies that are each typically
headed by a single queen. The queen is the sole reproductive female in a healthy colony …
headed by a single queen. The queen is the sole reproductive female in a healthy colony …
Standard methods for instrumental insemination of Apis mellifera queens
Honey bee queens are highly polyandrous and mate in flight. Instrumental insemination is
an essential tool that provides complete control of honey bee mating for research and …
an essential tool that provides complete control of honey bee mating for research and …
Genetic diversity in honey bee colonies enhances productivity and fitness
HR Mattila, TD Seeley - Science, 2007 - science.org
Honey bee queens mate with many males, creating numerous patrilines within colonies that
are genetically distinct. The effects of genetic diversity on colony productivity and long-term …
are genetically distinct. The effects of genetic diversity on colony productivity and long-term …
[图书][B] Asian honey bees: biology, conservation, and human interactions
BP Oldroyd, S Wongsiri - 2009 - books.google.com
The familiar European hive bee, Apis mellifera, has long dominated honey bee research.
But in the last 15 years, teams in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand began to shift focus …
But in the last 15 years, teams in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand began to shift focus …
Genetic diversity within honeybee colonies prevents severe infections and promotes colony growth
DR Tarpy - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Multiple mating by social insect queens increases the genetic diversity among colony
members, thereby reducing intracolony relatedness and lowering the potential inclusive …
members, thereby reducing intracolony relatedness and lowering the potential inclusive …
The impact of genomic selection on genetic diversity and genetic gain in three French dairy cattle breeds
AC Doublet, P Croiseau, S Fritz, A Michenet… - Genetics Selection …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In France, implementation of genomic evaluations in dairy cattle
breeds started in 2009 and this has modified the breeding schemes drastically. In this …
breeds started in 2009 and this has modified the breeding schemes drastically. In this …
Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies
Most species of social insects have singly mated queens, but in some species each queen
mates with numerous males to create a colony with a genetically diverse worker force. The …
mates with numerous males to create a colony with a genetically diverse worker force. The …
Varying degrees of Apis mellifera ligustica introgression in protected populations of the black honeybee, Apis mellifera mellifera, in northwest Europe
AB Jensen, KA Palmer, JJ Boomsma… - Molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The natural distribution of honeybee subspecies in Europe has been significantly affected by
human activities during the last century. Non‐native subspecies of honeybees have been …
human activities during the last century. Non‐native subspecies of honeybees have been …
Characterization of the active microbiotas associated with honey bees reveals healthier and broader communities when colonies are genetically diverse
HR Mattila, D Rios, VE Walker-Sperling, G Roeselers… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Recent losses of honey bee colonies have led to increased interest in the microbial
communities that are associated with these important pollinators. A critical function that …
communities that are associated with these important pollinators. A critical function that …
Estimating effective paternity number in social insects and the effective number of alleles in a population
Estimating paternity and genetic relatedness is central to many empirical and theoretical
studies of social insects. The two important measures of a queen's mating number are her …
studies of social insects. The two important measures of a queen's mating number are her …