Comparative Morphometric Studies on the Indian Honeybee of the North-West Himalayas 1. Tongue and Antenna

Mattu, V. K.; Verma, L. R.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1983.11100563

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“…Mattu & Verma (1983) verified that the total length of the antenna, in Apis cerana indica, increases in agreement with the increase of the altitude in areas of Himalayan. Meixner et al (1989), studying Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. monticola, in the areas of Kilimanjaro, also found positive correlation between the length of the wing and the altitude.…”

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Morphometrics and adaptatives aspects in africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera)

2000

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The introduction of the African bees (Apis mellifera scutelata) in Brazil and their expansion in the American Continent created the opportunity to study the process of species adaptation in a new environment. In that process, within intra-specific variability, normalising selection can favour individuals that present a better adaptative morphology and they will constitute the most frequent type found in the population. To test that hypothesis morphometric analyses in samples of colonies of africanized bees and in samples of the populations were performed. The development of the colonies was also evaluated in terms of the amount of their brood, honey and pollen. Analysis of the data indicates that more developed colonies are formed by individuals closer to the population average with concerning morphological traits.Key words: africanized honeybees, adaptation, morphologic characters. RESUMO Aspectos morfométricos e adaptativos em abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera)A introdução das abelhas africanas (Apis mellifera scutelata) no Brasil e sua expansão pelo Continente Americano criou a oportunidade de se estudar o processo de adaptação de uma espécie em um novo ambiente. Nesse processo, dentro da variabilidade intra-específica, a seleção normalizante pode favorecer os indivíduos que apresentam uma morfologia mais adaptativa, os quais constituirão o tipo mais freqüente encontrado na população. Para testar essa hipótese foram feitas análises morfométricas em amostras de colônias de abelhas africanizadas e em amostras da população. Também foi avaliado o desenvolvimento das colônias em termos da quantidade de cria, mel e pólen. A análise dos dados mostrou que as colônias que mais se desenvolveram são formadas por indivíduos mais próximos da média da população quanto às características morfológicas.Palavras-chave: abelhas africanizadas, adaptação, caracteres morfológicos.

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Morphometrics and adaptatives aspects in africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera)

2000

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“…The same reason is also true when comparing data on Apis cerana collected in China to those collected in Japan (Sakagami, 1959), Sri Lanka (Fernando, 1959) or India Verma, 1983 and1984). Therefore, it is not known how closely related races of Apis cerana in China are to those of Japan, Sri Lanka, or India, except in the case of the geographical race of southern Yunnan, which very likely is Apis cerana indica, as suggested by Yang (1984b).…”

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Geographical races of Apis cerana Fabricius in China and their distribution. Review of recent Chinese publications and a preliminary statistical analysis

Peng¹,

Nasr²,

Locke³

1989

Apidologie

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“…Measurement of color, body size, hair, proboscis, and hind legs were found to be highly correlated with geographic latitudes (Hepburn and Radloff, 1998;Diniz-Filho et al, 1999;Ruttner et al, 2000). Similar correlations exist among other characters and altitude (Mattu and Verma, 1983;Ruttner, 1988;Meixner et al, 1989Meixner et al, , 1994. Although different approaches can be carried out in evolutionary studies, neutrality to the environment should be the primary quality of the selected markers (Franck et al, 1998).…”

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Both geometric morphometric and microsatellite data consistently support the differentiation of the Apis mellifera M evolutionary branch

Miguel¹,

Baylac²,

Iriondo³

et al. 2011

Apidologie

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-Traditional morphometrics, allozymes, and mitochondrial data have supported a close relationship between the M branch subspecies A. m. iberiensis and the North African subspecies (A branch). However, studies using nuclear DNA markers have revealed a clear distinction between the latter and the two European M branch subspecies. In help resolve this paradox, we analyzed 663 colonies from six European and African subspecies. A geometric morphometrics approach was applied to the analysis of wing shape, and the results were compared with data of six microsatellite loci. Both data sets were found to be highly consistent and corroborated a marked divergence of West European subspecies from North African ones. This supports the hypothesis that the presence of the African lineage mitotype in Iberian honey bee populations is likely the consequence of secondary introductions, with a minimal African influence within the current Iberian genetic background. Wing geometric morphometrics appears more appropriate than mitochondrial DNA analysis or traditional morphometrics in the screening and identification of the Africanization process.honeybee / evolutionary branch / wing morphology / geometric morphometrics / microsatellite

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Comparative Morphometric Studies on the Indian Honeybee of the North-West Himalayas 1. Tongue and Antenna

Cited by 22 publications

References 6 publications

Morphometrics and adaptatives aspects in africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Morphometrics and adaptatives aspects in africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Geographical races of Apis cerana Fabricius in China and their distribution. Review of recent Chinese publications and a preliminary statistical analysis

Both geometric morphometric and microsatellite data consistently support the differentiation of the Apis mellifera M evolutionary branch

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