2013
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0212-y
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Partial reproductive isolation between European subspecies of honey bees

Abstract: -Northern Poland is inhabited by native Apis mellifera mellifera (AMM) and the non-native A. m. carnica (AMC) which was introduced by beekeepers. However, hybrids between the two subspecies of honey bee are relatively rare. The lower than expected proportion of hybrids is hypothesised to be related to reproductive isolation between AMM and AMC. To verify this hypothesis, we allowed the AMM and AMC queens to be naturally inseminated in an area inhabited by both AMM and AMC drones. Genotype of the queens and the… Show more

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“…A possible explanation for these differences might be a partial reproductive isolation between native honey bees and introduced C subspecies, since it appears that reproduction occurs preferably with native drones better adapted to local environmental conditions. Partial and asymmetric reproductive isolation has also been observed between A. m. carnica and A. m. mellifera subspecies (Oleksa et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…A possible explanation for these differences might be a partial reproductive isolation between native honey bees and introduced C subspecies, since it appears that reproduction occurs preferably with native drones better adapted to local environmental conditions. Partial and asymmetric reproductive isolation has also been observed between A. m. carnica and A. m. mellifera subspecies (Oleksa et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…Perhaps, the observed strong link between nuclear and mitochondrial markers can be explained by the recency of hybridization. Furthermore, partial reproductive isolation between the two subspecies (Oleksa et al 2013b) could counteract the weakening of the relationship between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. The question whether the observed relationship between microsatellites and mitochondria or genetic and morphometric indices is unique for the particular population studied or represents more general pattern opens interesting perspectives for future research.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Based on the mitochondrial data, the maternal evidence of introgression progressively increased in colonies located further to the east, where some A. m. ligustica apiaries are specialized in queen production, reaching 60% and 100% in the SM6 and SM7 colonies respectively (Table S2). Asymmetrical introgression might be due to partial reproductive isolation between subspecies as detected between Africanized and European‐derived colonies in Mexico (Kraus et al ., ), the subspecies A. m. carnica and A. m. ligustica (Oleksa et al ., ), and introduced C and local Canarian colonies (Muñoz et al ., ). To what extent this is occurring in Sicilian colonies remains to be studied.…”
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confidence: 99%