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Colony Failure Linked to Low Sperm Viability in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queens and an Exploration of Potential Causative Factors

Queen health is closely linked to colony performance in honey bees as a single queen is normally responsible for all egg laying and brood production within the colony. In the U. S. in recent years, queens have been failing at a high rate; with 50% or greater of queens replaced in colonies within 6 m...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Pettis, Jeffery S., Rice, Nathan, Joselow, Katie, vanEngelsdorp, Dennis, Chaimanee, Veeranan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4749221/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26863438
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147220
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