Runs of homozygosity derived from pool-seq data reveal
fine-scale population structures in Western honey bees (Apis
mellifera)
Annik Imogen Gmel1*, Matthieu
Guichard1,2*, Benjamin Dainat2,
Geoffrey Rhys Williams3, Sonia
Eynard4,5, Alain Vignal4,5, Bertrand
Servin4,5, the Beestrong Consortium6and Markus Neuditschko1a
1 Animal GenoPhenomics, Animal Production Systems and
Animal Health, Agroscope, Posieux, Switzerland
2 Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Liebefeld,
Switzerland
3 Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn
University, Auburn, United States of America
4 GenPhySE, INRA, INPT, INPENVT, Université de
Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
5 UMT PrADE, Protection des Abeilles Dans
L’Environnement, 84914 Avignon, France
6 Domaine de Vilvert Bat 224, CS800009 78353
Jouy-en-Josas CEDEX, France
* these authors equally contributed to the manuscript
a corresponding author:
markus.neuditschko@agroscope.admin.ch