Genetic characterization of honey bee (Apis mellifera cypria) populations in northern Cyprus

Kandemir I., Meixner M. D., Ozkan A., Sheppard W. S.

APIDOLOGIE, cilt.37, sa.5, ss.547-555, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1051/apido:2006029
  • Dergi Adı: APIDOLOGIE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.547-555
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Apis mellifera cypria, mtDNA, microsatellites, morphometry, Cyprus, MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA, 4TH LINEAGE, MICROSATELLITE, ISLANDS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The variability of the honey bees of northern Cyprus was investigated using morphometric, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellite analyses. Morphometric analysis resulted in a clear classification of the Cyprus bees as Apis mellifera cypria, but showed the influence of imported A. m. anatoliaca in some areas. In eastern Cyprus, several samples showed a similarity to A. m. meda, possibly corroborating a published report of similarity between A. m. cypria and Mediterranean A. m. meda. However, the importation of A. m. meda into Cyprus could not be ruled out. MtDNA analysis showed that most Cyprian samples belonged to the mitochondrial C lineage, but a small proportion of samples displayed restriction patterns typical for the mitochondrial O lineage. Population differentiation between Cyprus and honey bees from adjacent mainland populations was low, but the northwestern Cyprus population appeared to be introgressed to a larger extent by alleles from the Turkish mainland.