Fig. 1From: Uncertainty in the mating strategy of honeybees causes bias and unreliability in the estimates of genetic parametersSimulation process. BQ breeding queen, DPQ drone-producing queen. BQ refers to queens that were candidates for selection, and “selected BQ” to the selected dams. Because of overlapping generations, the selection of DPQ families is completely shown only for the first event (years 1 to 3). See main text for a description of the simulation processBack to article page