Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees

Fiona N. Mumoki; Christian W.W. Pirk; Abdullahi A. Yusuf; Robin M. Crewe

doi:10.17159/sajs.2022/14126

Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees

Authors

Fiona N. Mumoki Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-1598
Christian W.W. Pirk Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6821-7044
Abdullahi A. Yusuf Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8625-6490
Robin M. Crewe Social Insects Research Group, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4398-8250

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14126

Keywords:

G.W. Onions, thelytoky, Cape honey bees, laying workers, reproductive parasitism

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Published

2022-11-30

Issue

Vol. 118 No. 11/12 (2022)

Section

Commentary

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Mumoki, F. N., Pirk, C. W., Yusuf, A. A., & Crewe, R. M. (2022). Anniversary of a beekeeper’s discovery of thelytoky in Cape honey bees. South African Journal of Science, 118(11/12). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/14126