Jaf. Diniz et al., HERITABILITY OF THE NUMBER OF OVARIOLES IN HONEY-BEE WORKERS (APIS-MELLIFERA L) (HYM, APIDAE), Brazilian journal of genetics, 16(4), 1993, pp. 917-921
Narrow and broad sense heritabilities (h(2)) of the number of ovariole
s in Apis mellifera L. workers were estimated using two distinct data
sets, based on groups of half (queens inseminated by several drones) a
nd super-sisters (single drone insemination). The values found are in
the usual range for economically important characters (0.25-0.38).