The frequency of multiple paternity in bumble bee ( Bombus ) colonies based on microsatellite DNA at the B10 locus

Payne, Cheryl; Laverty, Terence M.; Lachance, Marc André

doi:10.1007/s00040-003-0692-2

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“…Evidence for single mating by females of many bumble bee species is convincing (SchmidHempel and Schmid-Hempel, 2000), and there is good observational (Duvoisin et al, 1999) and experimental (Sauter et al, 2001) data demonstrating the role of a mating plug inserted by Bombus terrestris males into the reproductive tract of queens during copulation and following sperm transfer (reviewed in Ayasse et al, 2001;Colonello and Hartfelder, 2005). However, other bumble bees such as Bombus hypnorum ) are known to mate with two or more males (see also Payne et al, 2003). Honey bees (Apis spp.)…”

Section: Female Monogamymentioning

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Male mating behaviour and mating systems of bees: an overview

2005

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-Considerable interspecific diversity exists among bees in the rendezvous sites where males search for females and in the behaviours employed by males in their efforts to secure matings. I present an evolutionary framework in which to interpret this variation, and highlight the importance for the framework of (i) the distribution of receptive (typically immediate post-emergence) females, which ordinarily translates into the distribution of nests, and (ii) the density of competing males. Other than the highly polyandrous honey bees (Apis), most female bees are thought to be monandrous, though genetic data with which to support this view are generally lacking. Given the opportunity, male bees are typically polygamous. I highlight intraspecific diversity in rendezvous site, male behaviour and mating system, which is in part predicted from the conceptual framework. Finally, I suggest that inbreeding may be far more widespread among bees than has hitherto been considered the case.Apoidea / rendezvous site / scramble competition / territoriality / inbreeding

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Section: Female Monogamymentioning

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Male mating behaviour and mating systems of bees: an overview

2005

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“…The European and North American species of Bombus generally mate once or twice (Estoup et al, 1995;Schmid-Hempel and Schmid-Hempel, 2000;Sauter et al, 2001;Paxton et al, 2001;Payne et al, 2003). Bumblebees are highly susceptible to inbreeding and matched mating (Chapman and Bourke, 2001) because most species are generally monogynous and monoandrous under the conditions of random mating.…”

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Diploid male production in a rare and locally distributed bumblebee, Bombus florilegus (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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The European bumblebee B. terrestris was recently introduced in Japan for agricultural purposes and has now become naturalized. The naturalization of this exotic species may have great detrimental effects on closely related native Japanese bumblebees. The Japanese bumblebee Bombus florilegus is a rare and locally distributed species found in the Nemuro Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan. In order to assess its population genetics, we estimated the genetic structure of B. floriA C H T U N G T R E N N U N G legus in 16 breeding colonies (queen, workers, and males) and 20 foraging queens by analyzing microsatellite DNA markers. Of the 36 queens analyzed by genotyping and dissection, 32 had been inseminated by a male. The remaining 4 had not been inseminated at all. Of the 4 nonmated queens, one was triploid. Diploid males were found in 4 breeding colonies. Based on the microsatellite data, it appears that B. florilegus has low reproductive success. Since matched mating and nonmating within local populations are high, the extinction risk is correspondingly higher. Our results suggest that conservation of the Japanese B. florilegus is required in order to protect it from both habitat destruction and the naturalization of alien species.

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“…Alternatively, polyandry also induces a cost to a colony (Baer and SchmidHempel, 2001). Either way, most bumblebee species are strictly monandrous (Estoup et al, 1995;Schmid-Hempel and Schmid-Hempel, 2000;Payne et al, 2003) with the exception of B. hypnorum, which is polyandrous (Estoup et al, 1995;Schmid-Hempel and Schmid-Hempel, 2000;Brown et al, 2002). Furthermore, B. hypnorum males have longer sperm than monandrous bumblebees, which might reflect sperm competition among males (Baer et al, 2003).…”

Section: Post-mating/pre-zygotic Isolationmentioning

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Reproductive disturbance risks to indigenous Japanese bumblebees from introduced Bombus terrestris

Tsuchida

Kondo

Inoue

et al. 2010

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is not only an effective pollinator but also a potential invasive species outside its native range. Interspecific crossing of B. terrestris with indigenous B. hypocrita sapporoensis and B. ignitus can cause inviable hybrid production under laboratory conditions. Additionally, nearly 30% of B. hypocrita sapporoensis and B. hypocrita hypocrita queens are estimated to copulate with B. terrestris males in the field, suggesting that genetic deterioration of indigenous bumblebees is possible through hybridization with the introduced species. We briefly review interspecific reproductive isolation mechanisms and discuss the negative impacts of B. terrestris on the reproduction of indigenous bumblebee species in Japan due to interspecific mating.

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The frequency of multiple paternity in bumble bee ( Bombus ) colonies based on microsatellite DNA at the B10 locus

Cited by 44 publications

References 20 publications

Male mating behaviour and mating systems of bees: an overview

Male mating behaviour and mating systems of bees: an overview

Diploid male production in a rare and locally distributed bumblebee, Bombus florilegus (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Reproductive disturbance risks to indigenous Japanese bumblebees from introduced Bombus terrestris

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