B. Pannebakker

Local population genetic structure of Andrena flavipes (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), a nest-philopatric communal mining bee, reveals isolation-by-distance and high inbreeding

It is demonstrated that even in a common and widespread species, nest-philopatry and landscape fragmentation can drive inbreeding and spatially structured gene flow at local scales, highlighting the importance of maintaining habitat connectivity and semi-natural elements in agricultural and urbanized landscapes to sust...