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SUBMITTER: Mendoza Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7558146 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mendoza Yamandú Y Tomasco Ivanna H IH Antúnez Karina K Castelli Loreley L Branchiccela Belén B Santos Estela E Invernizzi Ciro C
Veterinary sciences 20200820 3
The ectoparasite <i>Varroa destructor</i> is the greatest biotic threat of honey bees <i>Apis mellifera</i> in vast regions of the world. Recently, the study of natural mite-resistant populations has gained much interest to understand the action of natural selection on the mechanisms that limit the mite population. In this study, the components of the <i>A. mellifera</i>-<i>V. destructor</i> relationship were thoroughly examined and compared in resistant and susceptible honey bee populations fro ...[more]