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Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia
Queen mating frequency is an important reproductive trait of the western honeybee Apis mellifera. Yet, it demands more attention when investigated under extreme or confined ecosystems. Queen mating frequency of the Yemeni Honeybee A. m. jemenetica was estimated under Saudi Arabia desert conditions,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783831/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33424342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.10.045 |
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author | Alattal, Yehya Al-Sarhan, Ramzi Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Adgaba, Nuru Migdadi, Hussien |
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description | Queen mating frequency is an important reproductive trait of the western honeybee Apis mellifera. Yet, it demands more attention when investigated under extreme or confined ecosystems. Queen mating frequency of the Yemeni Honeybee A. m. jemenetica was estimated under Saudi Arabia desert conditions, Riyadh (24°71′36″N, 46°67′53″E). Mating of queens took place after 8–13 days from emergence. Duration of mating flight ranged between 26 and 39 min. Subsequently, six microsatellite loci were used to genotype queen's progeny (n = 30 workers/queen). The average number of drone alleles using workers genotypes ranged between 5.83 ± 0.31 and 6.33 ± 1.09. However, effective paternal allele number was extremely low and ranged between 3.35 ± 0.34 and 3.60 ± 0.40. This relatively low mating frequency of the Yemeni honeybee, A. m. jemenetica, might have striking effect on the overall colony survival. Providentially, this relatively low mating frequency does not impact colonial heterozygosity, shown in this study (0.66 ± 0.07–70 ± 0.04), adversely. These results may affect hive survivability and entails distinctive management practices under such conditions. |
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spelling | pubmed-77838312021-01-08 Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia Alattal, Yehya Al-Sarhan, Ramzi Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Adgaba, Nuru Migdadi, Hussien Saudi J Biol Sci Original Article Queen mating frequency is an important reproductive trait of the western honeybee Apis mellifera. Yet, it demands more attention when investigated under extreme or confined ecosystems. Queen mating frequency of the Yemeni Honeybee A. m. jemenetica was estimated under Saudi Arabia desert conditions, Riyadh (24°71′36″N, 46°67′53″E). Mating of queens took place after 8–13 days from emergence. Duration of mating flight ranged between 26 and 39 min. Subsequently, six microsatellite loci were used to genotype queen's progeny (n = 30 workers/queen). The average number of drone alleles using workers genotypes ranged between 5.83 ± 0.31 and 6.33 ± 1.09. However, effective paternal allele number was extremely low and ranged between 3.35 ± 0.34 and 3.60 ± 0.40. This relatively low mating frequency of the Yemeni honeybee, A. m. jemenetica, might have striking effect on the overall colony survival. Providentially, this relatively low mating frequency does not impact colonial heterozygosity, shown in this study (0.66 ± 0.07–70 ± 0.04), adversely. These results may affect hive survivability and entails distinctive management practices under such conditions. Elsevier 2021-01 2020-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7783831/ /pubmed/33424342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.10.045 Text en © 2020 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Alattal, Yehya Al-Sarhan, Ramzi Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Adgaba, Nuru Migdadi, Hussien Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title | Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Mating frequency of Apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | mating frequency of apis mellifera jemenitica under desert conditions of saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783831/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33424342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.10.045 |
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