Genetic structure of the gentle Africanized honey bee population (gAHB) in Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Africanized honey bee is one of the most spectacular invasions in the Americas. African bees escaped from apiaries in Brazil in 1956, spread over Americas and by 1994 they were reported in Puerto Rico. In contrast to other places, the oceanic island conditions in Puerto Rico may mean a single introduction and different dynamics of the resident European and new-coming Africanized bees.To examine the genetic variation of honey bee feral populations and colonies from different locations in Puerto Rico, we used eight known polymorphic microsatellite loci.

Results

In Puerto Rico, gAHB population does not show any genetic structure (Fst = 0.0783), and is best described as one honey bee population, product of hybridization of AHB and EHB. The genetic variability in t

SUBMITTER: Galindo-Cardona A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3750330 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature