Monogamy in large bee societies: a stingless paradox

High genetic diversity is important for the functioning of large insect societies. Across the social Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps), species with the largest colonies tend to have a high colony-level genetic diversity resulting from multiple queens (polygyny) or queens that mate with multiple m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Die Naturwissenschaften 2014-03, Vol.101 (3), p.261-264
Hauptverfasser:	Jaffé, Rodolfo, Pioker-Hara, Fabiana C, dos Santos, Charles F, Santiago, Leandro R, Alves, Denise A, de M. P. Kleinert, Astrid, Francoy, Tiago M, Arias, Maria C, Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	adults Animals Apis mellifera Bees - genetics Bees - physiology Biomedical and Life Sciences Brazil ecosystems Environment evolution Female Formicidae Genetic Variation Genotype Hymenoptera insect colonies Life Sciences Male males monogamy nests polyandry polygyny pupae Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology Short Communication spermatozoa stingless bees Trigona Trigona spinipes
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