THE ORIGIN OF WEST EUROPEAN SUBSPECIES OF HONEYBEES (<i>APIS MELLIFERA</i>): NEW INSIGHTS FROM MICROSATELLITE AND MITOCHONDRIAL DATA

Franck, Pierre; Garnery, Lionel; Solignac, Michel; Cornuet, Jean‐Marie

doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01839.x

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THE ORIGIN OF WEST EUROPEAN SUBSPECIES OF HONEYBEES (APIS MELLIFERA): NEW INSIGHTS FROM MICROSATELLITE AND MITOCHONDRIAL DATA

Published in Evolution • Aug 1, 1998

Authors:

Pierre Franck

Lionel Garnery

Michel Solignac

Abstract

Apis mellifera is composed of three evolutionary branches including mainly African (branch A), western and northern European (branch M), and southeastern European (branch C) populations. The existence of morphological clines extending from the equator to the Polar Circle through Morocco and Spain ra...

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Biology

Cline (biology)

Subspecies

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