Gene flow within the M evolutionary lineage of<i>Apis mellifera</i>: role of the Pyrenees, isolation by distance and post-glacial re-colonization routes in the western Europe

Miguel, Irati; Iriondo, Mikel; Garnery, Lionel; Sheppard, Walter S.; Estonba, Andone

doi:10.1051/apido:2007007

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“…The number of alleles per locus and the heterozygosity values found in this study are higher than those reported by Franck et al (1998) for three samples from Sevilla, Segovia and San Sebastián (H e =0.283-0.331), and are more similar to those reported by De la for Murcia (SE Spain; H e =0.448) and by Miguel et al (2007) for different Iberian regions (H e =0.442-0.516). As a whole, the sampled populations are not structured according to a definite geographic pattern, in contrast to that found in mitochondrial haplotypes (Cánovas et al 2008).…”

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“…The hybrid origin of the Iberian honeybee can be observed in the mitochondrial DNA as it shows haplotypes belonging to both A and M evolutionary lineages what has been fully documented in thousands of samples representative of the whole peninsula (Miguel et al 2007;Cánovas et al 2008). Honeybee populations from the Iberian Peninsula show a definite structure with regard to mitochondrial markers, as the frequency of African haplotypes decreases from southwestern to northeastern Iberia while West European haplotypes increases in the same ratio.…”

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“…Honeybee populations from the Iberian Peninsula show a definite structure with regard to mitochondrial markers, as the frequency of African haplotypes decreases from southwestern to northeastern Iberia while West European haplotypes increases in the same ratio. This result is likely supported by both historical and selective factors: successive cycles of colonisation, extinction, survival on refugia and recovery of Iberian populations during Pleistocene glaciation events, and adaptation to local conditions (Miguel et al 2007;Cánovas et al 2008).…”

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“…Later results suggested a more complex situation as genetic diversity detected in populations from Murcia (De la , Balearic Islands (De la Rúa et al 2003) and Andalusia (De la Rúa et al 2004b) showed intermediate values between African and West European populations. However, Miguel et al (2007) found that nuclear genetic diversity was similar between Iberian, French and Belgian populations, and hypothesised that this similarity was due to higher mutation rates of the microsatellites, which would rapidly increase the initial diversity of refugee populations after the last glaciation maximum, thus masking the effects of the re-colonisation process in a relatively short time. These conclusions were based on samples coming from 18 Iberian populations covering a large peninsular area but excluding the northwestern quadrant.…”

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“…The initial hypothesis to be tested postulates that Iberian honeybee populations will show a decreasing diversity from south to north (according to the general pattern found between Africa and Europe), and an isolation-bydistance effect as a main factor to explain the differences between populations (according to Miguel et al 2007). To this aim, 10 microsatellite markers were studied in nine populations of the Iberian Peninsula, with particular attention to those located at the northwestern quadrant.…”

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Microsatellite variability reveals beekeeping influences on Iberian honeybee populations

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-The genetic structure of the Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis) was studied by analysing 10 microsatellite loci in 362 workers representative of nine Spanish provinces. Heterozygosity values of Iberian honeybee populations are intermediate between African and west European ones whereas allelic diversity is remarkably high at several loci. There is no definite geographic structure of Iberian honeybee populations. At a peninsular scale, the expected clinal pattern observed with mitochondrial data has been probably lost due to the extensive practice of mobile beekeeping and increased colony trade-off. Due to these practices, it is expected that the genetic homogenisation will increase during the next years. Though this might have positive effects on honey production, putative ecotypes existing in Iberia would be prone to disappear.Apis mellifera / population genetics / synthesis maps

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Subterranean termite phylogeography reveals multiple postglacial colonization events in southwestern Europe

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A long‐standing goal of evolutionary biology is to understand how paleoclimatic and geological events shape the geographical distribution and genetic structure within and among species. Using a diverse set of markers (cuticular hydrocarbons, mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences, microsatellite loci), we studied Reticulitermes grassei and R. banyulensis, two closely related termite species in southwestern Europe. We sought to clarify the current genetic structure of populations that formed following postglacial dispersal from refugia in southern Spain and characterize the gene flow between the two lineages over the last several million years. Each marker type separately provided a fragmented picture of the evolutionary history at different timescales. Chemical analyses of cuticular hydrocarbons and phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear genes showed clear separation between the species, suggesting they diverged following vicariance events in the Late Miocene. However, the presence of intermediate chemical profiles and mtDNA introgression in some Spanish colonies suggests ongoing gene flow. The current genetic structure of Iberian populations is consistent with alternating isolation and dispersal events during Quaternary glacial periods. Analyses of population genetic structure revealed postglacial colonization routes from southern Spain to France, where populations underwent strong genetic bottlenecks after traversing the Pyrenees resulting in parapatric speciation.

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Apis mellifera evolutionary lineages in Northern Africa: Libya, where orient meets occident

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The distribution of various evolutionary lineages of Apis mellifera subspecies in Africa is still controversial. We sampled honeybees from eight coastal locations and three Saharan oases in Libya and analyzed mtDNA variability with restriction fragment length polymorphisms and the sequence of the tRNAleu-cox2 intergenic region. Haplotypes belonging to the oriental O evolutionary lineage, including four which are newly described, were detected in all investigated locations. Haplotypes belonging to the European M lineage were rarely detected, probably reflecting the effect of sporadic importations. Honeybees belonging to the A lineage were detected in Al Aziziyah and Zlitan close to the Tunisian border. The distribution of the O lineage extends westward up to the border between Libya and Tunisia, a contact area between the O and A lineages. Various Libyan honeybee populations in Saharan oases are characterized by novel and unique haplotypes (O4, O5, O5 0 and O5 00 ). These might be natural relic populations that became isolated when the North African Sahara desert was still grassland (0.126-0.168 Myr ago).

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Gene flow within the M evolutionary lineage ofApis mellifera: role of the Pyrenees, isolation by distance and post-glacial re-colonization routes in the western Europe

Cited by 69 publications

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Microsatellite variability reveals beekeeping influences on Iberian honeybee populations

Microsatellite variability reveals beekeeping influences on Iberian honeybee populations

Subterranean termite phylogeography reveals multiple postglacial colonization events in southwestern Europe

Apis mellifera evolutionary lineages in Northern Africa: Libya, where orient meets occident

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