Fine-scale linkage mapping reveals a small set of candidate genes influencing honey bee grooming behavior in response to Varroa mites.

Populations of honey bees in North America have been experiencing high annual colony mortality for 15-20 years. Many apicultural researchers believe that introduced parasites called Varroa mites (V. destructor) are the most important factor in colony deaths. One important resistance mechanism that l...

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Auteurs principaux: Miguel E Arechavaleta-Velasco, Karla Alcala-Escamilla, Carlos Robles-Rios, Jennifer M Tsuruda, Greg J Hunt
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/17dc755c29bc460caead81aeb3430eb4
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