The Process and Outcome of the Africanization of Honey Bees in Mexico: Lessons and Future Directions

The Process and Outcome of the Africanization of Honey Bees in Mexico: Lessons and Future Directions

The Africanization of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Americas is among the most extensive insect invasions in the world, with large-scale effects on the economy and ecology of a whole continent. Africanized honey bees (AHBs) are a distinctive lineage of A. mellifera, resulting of the extensiv...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Nuria Morfin, Alvaro De la Mora, José O. Macías-Macías, José M. Tapia-González, Francisca Contreras-Escareño, Carlos A. Medina-Flores, Adriana Correa-Benítez, José Javier G. Quezada-Euán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Apis mellifera
Africanized honey bees
native bee
adaptation
invasive organism
impact
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.608091/full

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