The impact of geography and climate on the population structure and local adaptation in a wild bee.

ABSTRACT: Deciphering processes that contribute to genetic differentiation and divergent selection of natural populations is useful for evaluating the adaptive potential and resilience of organisms faced with various anthropogenic stressors. Insect pollinator species, including wild bees, provide critical ecosystem services but are highly susceptible to biodiversity declines. Here, we use population genomics to infer the genetic structure and test for evidence of local adaptation in an economically important native pollinator, the small carpenter bee (Ceratina calcarata). Using genome-wide SNP data (n = 8302), collected from specimens across the species' entire distribution, we evaluated population differentiation and genetic diversity and identified putative signatures of selec

SUBMITTER: Samad-Zada F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature