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Go East for Better Honey Bee Health: Apis cerana Is Faster at Hygienic Behavior than A. mellifera
The poor health status of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, compared to its Eastern counterpart, Apis cerana, is remarkable. This has been attributed to lower pathogen prevalence in A. cerana colonies and to their ability to survive infestations with the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor. T...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27606819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162647 |