Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses of the Varroa Sensitive Hygienic Trait in Russian Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies

• Maria J. Kirrane ,

  * E-mail: s105692474@student.ucc.ie

  Affiliations School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland

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• Lilia I. de Guzman,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820, United States of America

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• Beth Holloway,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820, United States of America

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• Amanda M. Frake,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820, United States of America

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• Thomas E. Rinderer,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS, Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, 1157 Ben Hur Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820, United States of America

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• Pádraig M. Whelan

  Affiliations School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland, Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University College Cork, Lee Road, Cork, Ireland

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