Two extended haplotype blocks are associated with adaptation to high altitude habitats in East African honey bees.

Understanding the genetic basis of adaption is a central task in biology. Populations of the honey bee Apis mellifera that inhabit the mountain forests of East Africa differ in behavior and morphology from those inhabiting the surrounding lowland savannahs, which likely reflects adaptation to these...

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Main Authors: Andreas Wallberg, Caspar Schöning, Matthew T Webster, Martin Hasselmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5444601?pdf=render