Reproductive Interference in an Introduced Bumblebee: Polyandry may Mitigate Negative Reproductive Impact

As a signature of reproductive interference (RI), we reviewed hybrid production in eusocial bumblebees in Japan, by comparing introduced with native in Honshu (main island of Japan) and with native in Hokkaido (northern island of Japan). In this review, we present additional new data showing hybrid...

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Published in:	Insects (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 10; no. 2; p. 59
Main Authors:	Tsuchida, Koji, Yamaguchi, Ayumi, Kanbe, Yuya, Goka, Koichi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 22-02-2019 MDPI
Subjects:	Animal behavior Animal reproduction Bombus Bombus ignitus Bumblebees Colonies Developmental stages Egg production Endangered & extinct species Flowers & plants Greenhouses Growth regulators hybrid inviability hybrid production Insecticides Insects Interference Larval development Mating Native species Parasites Plant reproduction Polyandry Population number Queens reproductive interference Review Spraying Workers (insect caste) Japan hybrid production reproductive interference bumblebees hybrid inviability
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