Scientific publications

• Bouga M, Alaux C, Bienkowska M, Büchler R, Carreck NL, Cauia E, et al. A review of methods for discrimination of honey bee populations as applied to European beekeeping. Journal of Apicultural Research 2011;50:51–84. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.50.1.06.
• Büchler R, Costa C, Hatjina F, Andonov S, Meixner MD, Conte YL, et al. The influence of genetic origin and its interaction with environmental effects on the survival of Apis mellifera L. colonies in Europe. Journal of Apicultural Research 2014;53:205–14. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.53.2.03.
• De la Rúa P, Jaffé R, Dall’Olio R, Muñoz I, Serrano J. Biodiversity, conservation and current threats to European honeybees. Apidologie 2009;40:263–84. doi:10.1051/apido/2009027.
• Jensen AB, Palmer KA, Boomsma JJ, Pedersen BV. Varying degrees of Apis mellifera ligustica introgression in protected populations of the black honeybee, Apis mellifera mellifera, in northwest Europe: Introgression in Northwest European Black honeybees. Molecular Ecology 2004;14:93–106.doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02399.x.
• Meixner MD, Büchler R, Costa C, Francis RM, Hatjina F, Kryger P, et al. Honey bee genotypes and the environment. Journal of Apicultural Research 2014;53:183–7. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.53.2.01.
• Muñoz I, Henriques D, Johnston JS, Chávez-Galarza J, Kryger P, Pinto MA. Reduced SNP Panels for Genetic Identification and Introgression Analysis in the Dark Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera). PLOS ONE 2015;10:e0124365. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124365.
• Pinto MA, Henriques D, Chávez-Galarza J, Kryger P, Garnery L, van der Zee R, et al. Genetic integrity of the Dark European honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) from protected populations: a genome-wide assessment using SNPs and mtDNA sequence data. Journal of Apicultural Research 2014;53:269–78. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.53.2.08.
• Roffet-Salque M, Regert M, Evershed RP, Outram AK, Cramp LJE, Decavallas O, et al. Widespread exploitation of the honeybee by early Neolithic farmers. Nature 2015;527:226–30. doi:10.1038/nature15757.
• Soland-Reckeweg G, Heckel G, Neumann P, Fluri P, Excoffier L. Gene flow in admixed populations and implications for the conservation of the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Insect Conservation 2009;13:317–28. doi:10.1007/s10841-008-9175-0.
• Tofilski A. Using geometric morphometrics and standard morphometry to discriminate three honeybee subspecies. Apidologie 2008;39:558–63. doi:10.1051/apido:2008037.
• Uzunov A, Costa C, Panasiuk B, Meixner M, Kryger P, Hatjina F, et al. Swarming, defensive and hygienic behaviour in honey bee colonies of different genetic origin in a pan-European experiment. Journal of Apicultural Research 2014;53:248–60. doi:10.3896/IBRA.1.53.2.06.
• Whitfield CW, Behura SK, Berlocher SH, Clark AG, Johnston JS, Sheppard WS, et al. Thrice Out of Africa: Ancient and Recent Expansions of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Science 2006;314:642–5. doi:10.1126/science.1132772.