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Outbreeding and lack of temporal genetic structure in a drone congregation of the neotropical stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana

Drone aggregations are a widespread phenomenon in many stingless bee species (Meliponini), but the ultimate and proximate causes for their formation are still not well understood. One adaptive explanation for this phenomenon is the avoidance of inbreeding, which is especially detrimental for stingle...

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Autores principales: Mueller, Matthias Y, Moritz, Robin FA, Kraus, F Bernhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22833802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.203