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Behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) mutant, diminutive-wing

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  • Witherell, Peter C.
  • Laidlaw, Harry H.

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The recessive mutant, diminutive-wing (di), discovered in 1966 at the University of California, Davis, has fore wings averaging 7.5 mm in length (79-4 percent of normal), wing area (right side) 17.3 mm2 (62.9 percent of normal), and a normal venation pattern. The queens have slightly convex wings and do not fly; thus they must be artificially inseminated. Some di workers and a few di queens uncouple their fore and hind wings.

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  • Witherell, Peter C. & Laidlaw, Harry H., 1977. "Behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) mutant, diminutive-wing," Hilgardia, California Agricultural Experiment Station, vol. 45(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:hilgar:381610
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