The natural diversity of honey bees in Europe is eroding fast. A multitude of reasons lead to
a loss of both genetic diversity and specific adaptations to local conditions. To preserve …

Summary Beekeepers in Europe, North America and other parts of the world have
repeatedly been afflicted by elevated and sometimes unexplained colony losses. Multiple …

Here, scientists from 19 European countries, most of them collaborating in Working Group
4:“Diversity and Vitality” of COST Action FA 0803 “Prevention of honey bee COlony …

The genetic diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) remains undescribed in some parts of
its natural distribution range, concretely in those subspecies inhabiting central and …

The genetic variability of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) from south eastern Europe was
investigated using microsatellite analyses of 107 samples from Albania, the Republic of …

Background Marker-assisted selection is well established in animal breeding method of
selecting individuals with desirable traits in a breeding scheme based on DNA molecular …

Summary The COLOSS GEI (Genotype-Environment Interactions) Experiment was setup to
further our understanding of recent honey bee colony losses. The main objective of the GEI …

Morphometric is an essential tool for honey bee races discrimination and characterization.
Such vital tool has been applied widely in honey bee researches. Unfortunately there is no …

The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera
caucasica and Apis mellifera carpathica were analyzed for the first time. The length of the …

In order to improve the productivity of honey bees (Apis mellifera), some of their traits are
selected by breeding. On one hand, breeding is mainly based on the natural geographical …