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Re: Honey Bee Breeding, Revisited (alleles)
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Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:40:39 +0100
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Hi Randy

> Dave, I'm curious.  If ligustica is "destructive" in your area, why 
> hasn't natural selection weeded it out?

The destructive effect is the nastiness that occurs as soon as there is 
an incursion of Ligustica genes.

It is selected out by conditions to some extent, but consider how 
persistently AHB genes hang on.

The small physical size and small genitalia of ligustica endows a 
similar mating preference to AHB...
http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/sizematingpreference.html


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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