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Genetic and Transcriptomic Basis of Enhanced Nectar and Resin Foraging in Honey Bees

Agriculture
The collection of honey and propolis is crucial for the nutrition and health of honey bee colonies. In this study, Apis mellifera with high productivity for both honey and propolis (MJ) was developed through long-term selective breeding using Apis ...
Haibin Jiang, Kai Xu, Xiaoyin Deng, Yali Du, Yuling Liu, Qingsheng Niu   +5 more
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Occurrence of Lotmaria Passim in Africanized and European Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera , Lineages from the United States

Journal of Apicultural Science
Abstract Honey bee populations in the United States have been under stress for the past several decades. Several internal parasites may contribute to this, including the trypanosome Lotmaria passim . It is unknown how widespread the honey bee parasite, L.
Mary-Kate Williams, Dylan Cleary, Allen Szalanski   +2 more
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A comprehensive meta-analysis of the use of mtDNA and microsatellite markers in the study of phylogeography and conservation of the gene pool of Apis mellifera L. [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) is a key pollinator species and an important object of beekeeping; however, anthropogenic introgression of genes from commercial breeds threatens the preservation of local gene pools.
Zhylkibayev Asset, Kudiyarov Rahim, Nurbaev Serik, Y. Yuldashbaev, E. Pocheshkhova, Makpal Kargayeva   +5 more
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Morphological Diversity of Moroccan Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L. 1758): Insights from a Geometric Morphometric Study of Wing Venation in Honey Bees from Different Climatic Regions

Diversity
The morphological diversity of Moroccan honey bees (Apis mellifera) was investigated using geometric morphometrics to assess wing venation patterns among three populations representing three climatic zones: desert, semiarid, and Mediterranean. A total of
Salma Bakhchou, Abdessamad Aglagane, Adam Tofilski, Fouad Mokrini, Omar Er-Rguibi, El Hassan El Mouden, Julita Machlowska, Siham Fellahi, El Hassania Mohssine   +8 more
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Introgression of lineage c honey bees into black honey bee populations: a genome-wide estimation using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPS)

, 2012
The black honey bee, Apis mellifera mellifera L., is probably the honey bee subspecies more threatened by introgression from foreign subspecies, specially lineage C A. m. carnica and A. m. ligustica. In fact, in some areas of its distributional range, intensive beekeeping with foreign subspecies has driven A. m.
Henriques, Dora, Chávez-Galarza, Julio, Kryger, Per, Johnston, J. Spencer, De la Rúa, Pilar, Rufino, José, Dall'Olio, Raffaele, Garnery, Lionel, Pinto, M. Alice   +8 more
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Conservation of European M-lineage honey bees using abdominal colour as an indicator of subspecies purity has pitfalls

, 2022
There are 31 honey bee (Apis mellifera) recognized subspecies, which have been grouped into four main lineages. Two of these lineages occur naturally in Europe: M in western and northern Europe and C in southeastern Europe. In Europe, M-lineage groups only two subspecies, Apis mellifera mellifera and Apis mellifera iberiensis, both being black in ...
Henriques, Dora, Lopes, Ana, Ferrari, Roberto, Neves, Cátia J., Quaresma, Andreia, Browne, Keith A., McCormack, Grace P., Pinto, M. Alice   +7 more
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Morphometric Identification of An Unknown Honey Bee Colony: An Example From North India

Journal of Apicultural Science
Identification of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) subspecies is an important aspect of bee breeding and biodiversity conservation. The identification can be based on molecular or morphological markers.
Kaur Hardeep, Ganie Sajad Ahmad, Tofilski Adam   +2 more
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Taxonomically restricted genes are associated with the evolution of sociality in the honey bee

BMC Genomics, 2011
Background Studies have shown that taxonomically restricted genes are significant in number and important for the evolution of lineage specific traits. Social insects have gained many novel morphological and behavioral traits relative to their solitary ...
Tsutsui Neil D, Johnson Brian R
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Genetic diversity assessment of Italian honey bee populations for conservation of Apis mellifera ligustica biodiversity

The European Zoological Journal
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a key pollinator of significant ecological and economic importance. However, its genetic biodiversity is increasingly threatened by human practices such as queen trade and migratory beekeeping, which facilitate ...
F. Carducci, E. Carotti, C. Spinsante, S. Casavecchia, D. L. J. Vendrami, A. Canapa, M. Barucca, M. A. Biscotti   +7 more
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Dominance of African racial ancestry in honey bee colonies of Mexico 30 years after the migration of hybrids from South America

Evolutionary Applications
The Africanized honey bee, a hybrid of Apis mellifera scutellata from Africa with European subspecies, has been considered an invasive species and a problem for beekeeping.
María de Jesús Aguilar‐Aguilar, Jorge Lobo, E. Jacob Cristóbal‐Pérez, Francisco J. Balvino‐Olvera, Gloria Ruiz‐Guzmán, José Javier G. Quezada‐Euán, Mauricio Quesada   +6 more
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