Posts Tagged: bee genetics

UC Davis Doctoral Student Analyzes Population Genetics of Africanized Honey Bees

A UC Davis doctoral student's newly published research analyzing the population genetics of Africanized honey bees in North and South America details how rapidly they spread to California and also chronicles their successes and limitations.  Apis...

Doctoral student Erin Calfee with her collecting net.

Doctoral student Erin Calfee with her collecting net.

This is the cover of PLOS Genetics, featuring the research of population biologist Erin Calfee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the cover of PLOS Genetics, featuring the research of population biologist Erin Calfee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey Bee Scientist Amro Zayed at UC Davis Feb. 11

There's a lot of interest building in this seminar. Amro Zayed of the Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada, will speak on  "Honey Bee Behavioral Genomics: Worker Behavior and Adaptation" from 12:10 to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 11...

The queen and her court. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The queen and her court. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's It Like Inside a Bee?

What's it like inside a bee? A honey bee, that is. Research entomologist Jay Evans of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) will discuss "What's It Like Inside a Bee? Genetic Approaches to Honey Bee Health" at the UC Davis Department of...

A honey bee necatring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee necatring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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