Genetic variability in five populations of Partamona helleri (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Partamona is a Neotropical genus of stingless bees that comprises 33 species distributed from Mexico to southern Brazil. These bees are well-adapted to anthropic environments and build their nests in several substrates. In this study, 66 colonies of Partamona helleri from five localities in the Braz...

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Autores principales: Borges, Andreia Arantes, de Oliveira Campos, Lucio Antônio, Salomão, Tânia Maria Fernandes, Tavares, Mara Garcia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2010
Materias:
Evolutionary Genetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21637591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572010005000087
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Sumario:Partamona is a Neotropical genus of stingless bees that comprises 33 species distributed from Mexico to southern Brazil. These bees are well-adapted to anthropic environments and build their nests in several substrates. In this study, 66 colonies of Partamona helleri from five localities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (São Miguel do Anta, Teixeiras, Porto Firme, Viçosa and Rio Vermelho) were analyzed using nine microsatellite loci in order to assess their genetic variability. Low levels of observed (H(o) = 0.099-0.137) and expected (H (e) = 0.128-0.145) heterozygosity were encountered and revealed discrete genetic differentiation among the populations (F (ST) = 0.025). AMOVA further showed that most of the total genetic variation (94.24%) in P. helleri was explained by the variability within local populations.

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