Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa

Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa

Abstract Backgrounds Apis mellifera scutellata and A.m. capensis (the Cape honey bee) are western honey bee subspecies indigenous to the Republic of South Africa (RSA). Both bees are important for biological and economic reasons. First, A.m. scutellata is the invasive “African honey bee” of the Amer...

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Main Authors: Amin Eimanifar, Samantha A. Brooks, Tomas Bustamante, James D. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Apis mellifera capensis
Apis mellifera scutellata
Genetic differentiation
Population structure
GBS-SNP
Wing geometry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4998-x

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