Recent biological invasions offer 'natural'laboratories to understand the genetics and
ecology of adaptation, hybridization, and range limits. One of the most impressive and well …

Genetic exchange by hybridization or admixture can make an important contribution to
evolution, and introgression of favourable alleles can facilitate adaptation to new …

Humans have domesticated hundreds of animal and plant species for thousands of years.
Artwork, archeological finds, recorded accounts, and other primary sources can provide …

The expansion of Africanized honeybees from South America to the southwestern United
States in< 50 years is considered one of the most spectacular biological invasions yet …

The process of domestication often brings about profound changes in levels of genetic
variation in animals and plants. The honey bee, Apis mellifera, has been managed by …

The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is an enormously influential pollinator in both natural
and managed ecosystems. In North America, this species has been introduced numerous …

Understanding the genetic basis of adaption is a central task in biology. Populations of the
honey bee Apis mellifera that inhabit the mountain forests of East Africa differ in behavior …

Highlights•There has been a rapid increase in the availability of individual honey bee
genomes.•Population genomics supports multiple undecided origins of Apis mellifera.•SNPs …

▪ Abstract The African honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata has colonized much of
the Americas in less than 50 years and has largely replaced European bees throughout its …

In 1956, honey bees of the African subspecies A. m. scutellata were imported to Brazil, and
their descendents subsequently spread to South, Central, and North America. This invasion …