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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...
Autores principales: | Oddie, Melissa, Büchler, Ralph, Dahle, Bjørn, Kovacic, Marin, Le Conte, Yves, Locke, Barbara, de Miranda, Joachim R., Mondet, Fanny, Neumann, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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