Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies

Most species of social insects have singly mated queens, but in some species each queen mates with numerous males to create a colony with a genetically diverse worker force. The adaptive significance of polyandry by social insect queens remains an evolutionary puzzle. Using the honeybee (Apis mellif...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2007-01, Vol.274 (1606), p.67-72
Hauptverfasser:	Seeley, Thomas D, Tarpy, David R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Apis mellifera Bacteria - pathogenicity Bees - genetics Bees - microbiology Bees - physiology Disease Female Genetic Diversity Hierarchy, Social Honey bee colonies Honey bees Honeybees Immunity, Innate - genetics Immunity, Innate - physiology Insect colonies Insect genetics Insect reproduction Larva - genetics Larva - microbiology Larva - physiology Male Multiple queen colonies Paenibacillus larvae Parasites Polyandry Queen honey bees Queens Sexual Behavior, Animal Social Insects
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