Genetic divergence between Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae) populations

Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two recognized subspecies, M. quadrifasciata anthidioides, that exhibits interrupted metasomal stripes, and M. quadrifasciata quadrifasciata, with continuous metasomal stripes. This study aimed to estima...

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Published in:	Genetics and Molecular Biology
Main Authors:	Mara Garcia Tavares, Nathalia Teixeira Pietrani, Maxwell de Castro Durvale, Helder Canto Resende, Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Subjects:	genetic differentiation microsatellites population genetics stingless bees
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000100016