Genome Variation in Three Anthophora Bee Species Reflects Divergent Demographic Histories.

ABSTRACT: Population genomics can reveal trends and drivers of biodiversity loss, but it is still unclear how best to use measures of genome variation to understand population vulnerability in insects. Here we study genome variation in three species of Anthophora bees that show contrasting population trends in northern Europe. Two species, Anthophora plagiata and Anthophora retusa , have experienced declines and recoveries of different magnitudes in the last 50 years, whereas a third species, Anthophora quadrimaculata , has relative population stability. We generate highly contiguous genome assemblies and use them to study genome variation in 136 samples of these species collected throughout Sweden. We find exceedingly low genetic variation in A. plagiata , which has experienced a severe recent bott

SUBMITTER: Taliadoros D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12717994 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature