Host–parasite genotypic interactions in the honey bee: the dynamics of diversity

Parasites are thought to be a major driving force shaping genetic variation in their host, and are suggested to be a significant reason for the maintenance of sexual reproduction. A leading hypothesis for the occurrence of multiple mating (polyandry) in social insects is that the genetic diversity g...

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Main Authors: Evison, Sophie E F, Fazio, Geraldine, Chappell, Paula, Foley, Kirsten, Jensen, Annette B, Hughes, William O H
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728958/