Influence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) breeding on wing venation in Serbia and neighbouring countries.

ABSTRACT: In order to improve the productivity of honey bees (Apis mellifera), some of their traits are selected by breeding. On one hand, breeding is mainly based on the natural geographical variation of this species; on the other hand, mass production and distribution of artificially selected queens can significantly affect the natural geographic variation of honey bees. In this study, we have compared honey bee wings originating from breeding and non-breeding populations in Serbia. In the comparison, we have also used data from a large area of south-eastern Europe. The wings were measured using the 19 landmarks indicated on the wing images. The coordinates were analysed using the methodology of geometric morphometrics. We found that honey bees obtained from honey bee queen breeder differed

SUBMITTER: Kaur H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11057427 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature