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Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:50:25 +0000
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Re: Hypotheses versus Reality
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> On Aug 28, 2015, at 8:40 AM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> You oversimplified the Aussie model.

What I posted was a direct quote from a report co-authored by Ben Oldroyd, who is one of the smartest researchers I have met. 

More recently he stated:

> Few bee breeding programmes have been successful in the long term, constrained by limited progress in trait improvement, the detrimental effects of inbreeding and poor returns on investment. 

Oxley, P. R., & Oldroyd, B. P. (2010). The genetic architecture of honeybee breeding. Advances in Insect Physiology. 39:83.
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