Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure of the honey bee,<i>Apis cerana</i>, in Thailand

Sihanuntavong, D; Sittipraneed, Siriporn; Klinbunga, Sirawut

doi:10.1080/00218839.1999.11101012

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“…However, multivariate morphometric analyses of the former lag behind the latter and a recent survey of the literature shows that infraspecific classification and population structure in Apis cerana are fraught with difficulties (Hepburn et al, 2001). A beginning toward a resolution of this disparity is apparent from the recent publication of several such analyses for different parts of Asia (Sasaki, 1994;Deowanish et al, 1996;Damus and Otis, 1997;Sylvester et al, 1998;Sihanuntavong et al, 1999;de la Rúa et al, 2000;Smith et al, 2000;Tilde et al, 2000).…”

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Morphometric analysis of Apis cerana populations in the southern Himalayan region

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-Multivariate analyses of morphometric traits of Apis cerana were measured from 3704 individual workers of 279 colonies from 64 localities with an average sampling distance resolution of 50 km along a 2200 km transect in the southern Himalayan region bordered by Pakistan to the west and Myanmar to the east. Factor and discriminant function analyses revealed four major morphoclusters (= unnamed subspecies), two of which are further subdivisable into three biometric subgroups each. These morphoclusters can only be partially integrated into any current subspecific nomenclature available for Apis cerana. Morphocluster separation is related to physiographic differences which create a partial temporal reproductive isolation associated with altitude. High variance domains occur at the edges of morphocluster and biometric groupings. The bees decrease in size from west to east but increase in size with increasing altitude. Apis cerana / honeybees / morphoclusters / population genetics / southern Himalayas

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Morphometric analysis of Apis cerana populations in the southern Himalayan region

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“…A non-coding region of the Apis mitochondrial genome (Cornuet et al, 1991) has been used extensively in studies of honey bee biogeography and population biology (for example, Garnery et al, 1992Garnery et al, , 1995Garnery et al, , 1998Oldroyd et al, 1995;Moritz et al, 1994;Deowanish et al, 1996;Smith and Hagen, 1996;de la Rúa et al, 1998de la Rúa et al, , 2000Deowanish et al, 1998;Franck et al, 1998Franck et al, , 2000aFranck et al, ,b, 2001Sheppard et al, 1999;Sihanuntavong et al, 1999;Smith and Hagen, 1999;Palmer et al, 2000;Smith et al, 2000Smith et al, , 2003Smith et al, , 2004Smith et al, , 2005Warrit et al, 2006, and many more). Few data of this nature are available for Chinese A. cerana.…”

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity of ChineseApis cerana

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-DNA sequence diversity in a non-coding portion of the mitochondrial genome was investigated in samples of Apis cerana from 47 locations in China. Nine haplotypes (mitochondrial genotypes) were found: Japan1, Japan2, Korea4, and Cambodia2, which were previously reported from other populations, and China1−5, which are new. All nine sequences belong to the Mainland mitochondrial lineage, and none differs from the Japan1 haplotype by more than a single base substitution and/or a single insertion/deletion. Japan1 is the most common haplotype, making up 39 of 49 sequences. Haplotype diversity was 0.4 (s.d. 0.089) and nucleotide diversity was 0.00569 (s.d. 0.00154). By both measures the Chinese samples were more diverse than those from Japan and Thailand, similar to populations from Pakistan, Burma and Korea, and less diverse than samples from Indochina (Laos-Cambodia-Vietnam).mitochondrial DNA / Apis cerana / China / phylogeography

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“…This haplotype was previously found at low frequency in Thailand south of the Isthmus of Kra (Warrit, 2002). Earlier studies (e.g., Sihanuntavong et al, 1999;Warrit, 2002) showed that in Thailand, the Mainland Asian and Sundaland A. cerana come into contact in the Isthmus of Kra in Thailand (10° 34′ N) (Fig. 2).…”

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“…Variation in this sequence shows a strong geographic pattern, and indicates several mitochondrial DNA lineages within A. cerana (de la Rua et al, 2000;Deowanish et al, 1996;Hepburn et al, 2001;Sihanuntavong et al, 1999;Sittipraneed et al, 2001a, b;Smith, 1991;Smith andHagen, 1996, 1999;Smith et al, 2000). Mitochondrial lineages include Mainland Asian (including samples from India, Nepal, northern Thailand, Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong and Kunming, China), Sundaland (including samples from peninsular Malaysia, Java, Bali, Lombok, Flores, Timor and Borneo), and a Philippine group (including samples from Luzon and Mindanao).…”

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Apis cerana from Myanmar (Burma): unusual distribution of mitochondrial lineages

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Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure of the honey bee,Apis cerana, in Thailand

Cited by 42 publications

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Morphometric analysis of Apis cerana populations in the southern Himalayan region

Morphometric analysis of Apis cerana populations in the southern Himalayan region

Mitochondrial DNA diversity of ChineseApis cerana

Apis cerana from Myanmar (Burma): unusual distribution of mitochondrial lineages

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