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Neonicotinoid pesticides can reduce honeybee colony genetic diversity

Neonicotinoid insecticides can cause a variety of adverse sub-lethal effects in bees. In social species such as the honeybee, Apis mellifera, queens are essential for reproduction and colony functioning. Therefore, any negative effect of these agricultural chemicals on the mating success of queens m...

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Autores principales: Forfert, Nadège, Troxler, Aline, Retschnig, Gina, Gauthier, Laurent, Straub, Lars, Moritz, Robin F. A., Neumann, Peter, Williams, Geoffrey R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5653293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29059234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186109