… of the African bee is its ability to displace European honey bee … Initially, it was assumed that
African and European bees … on the ability of African bees to displace European honey bees. …

… originated in Europe, spreading from there into Asia, Africa and … honey bee, Apis mellifera,
descended from European ancestors that probably migrated from western Europe to Africa …

… As such, African and European honey bees hybridize in regions where both subspecies
are present. The term “Africanized” generally is applied to any progeny resulting from matings …

… between Europeanand African-derived honey bee populations … ranges of two honey bee
races (A. m. mellifera and A. … of interface between African- and Europeanderived populations"". …

… “European” honey bees by descendants of more recently introduced A. m. scutellata (“African”
or “killer” bees). … eastern versus western Europe, with admixture evident in all individuals. …

… Parental analysis of introgressive hybridization between African and European honey bees
… Evidence from mitochondrial DNA that African honey bees spread as continuous maternal …

… honey bees we use in North America were imported from Europe, and until the mid 1950s,
the bees … Hybrids beн tween European and African bees tend to exhibit intermediate traits, but …

… The diversity of honey bee subspecies in Europe, Africa, and … In Europe, wild honey bee
populations are endangered, due … of wild honey bee colonies is higher in Africa than in Europe. …

… mellifera in either Asia or Africa, with subsequent radiations … in native honey bee populations
from Europe, Africa, and the … most complete set of honey bee populations available to date…

… honey bee originated in Africa and colonized Europe via two independent expansions. We
sampled honey bee … of each of our sampled individuals to the honey bee’s African, E. and W. …