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Rapid parallel evolution overcomes global honey bee parasite

In eusocial insect colonies nestmates cooperate to combat parasites, a trait called social immunity. However, social immunity failed for Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) when the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor switched hosts from Eastern honey bees (Apis cerana). This mite has since become...

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Autores principales: Oddie, Melissa, Büchler, Ralph, Dahle, Bjørn, Kovacic, Marin, Le Conte, Yves, Locke, Barbara, de Miranda, Joachim R., Mondet, Fanny, Neumann, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5955925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26001-7