Conserving diversity and vitality for honey bee breeding

dc.contributor.author	Meixner, MD	en
dc.contributor.author	Costa, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Kryger, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Hatjina, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Bouga, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Ivanova, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Buchler, R	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:08Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	00218839	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.12	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4974
dc.subject	Apis mellifera	en
dc.subject	Breeding	en
dc.subject	Disease resistance	en
dc.subject	Environment	en
dc.subject	Genetic diversity	en
dc.subject	Honey bees	en
dc.subject	Vitality	en
dc.subject.other	Apis mellifera	en
dc.subject.other	Apoidea	en
dc.title	Conserving diversity and vitality for honey bee breeding	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.12	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Beekeepers in Europe, North America and other parts of the world have repeatedly been afflicted by elevated and sometimes unexplained colony losses. Multiple factors have been considered in connection with increased winter losses. In addition to national programmes investigating possible causes for increased honey bee mortality, scientists collaborate at an international level on different aspects of bee health within the COLOSS network. Within this network, Working Group 4 explores aspects of genetic diversity in relation to the vitality and health of honey bee populations. In this paper, we briefly review the genetic diversity of honey bees in Europe, discuss the effects of beekeeping and selective breeding on honey bee populations under the aspect of genetic diversity and bee health, and review the current status of EU legislation with respect to protection of native bee populations. We introduce and discuss recent approaches in honey bee selective breeding to improve disease resistance by introducing traits related to colony vitality. Finally, we present the aims of WG4 within the COLOSS network and briefly introduce our experimental approach. © 2010 IBRA.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Apicultural Research	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	49	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.12	en
dc.identifier.spage	85	en
dc.identifier.epage	92	en