Publicação

Patrón espacial de la variabilidad molecular de Apis mellifera en Gran Canaria y La Gomera (Islas Canarias)

Ver documento

Detalhes bibliográficos
Resumo:The Canary Islands have environmental conditions according to altitude, latitude and longitude, which influence in the distribution of organisms. Previous studies suggest the existence of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations on the Canary Islands that have evolved relatively isolated and, therefore adapted to particular environmental conditions. Canarian honeybees were included in the African sublineage with Atlantic distribution (AIII), in which honeybee populations from the Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape Verde) and Portugal, are also included. In this paper we present the results of the molecular variation at mitochondrial DNA level of honeybee populations from Gran Canaria and La Gomera (Canary Islands). This marker is suitable for estimating genetic diversity and patterns of spatial differentiation in connection with the existing environmental variety on the islands of Gran Canaria and La Gomera.
Autores principais:Muñoz, Irene
Outros Autores:Pinto, M. Alice; De la Rúa, Pilar
Assunto:Canarias Honey bee mtDNA Diversity
Ano:2011
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:espanhol
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB
Descrição
Resumo:The Canary Islands have environmental conditions according to altitude, latitude and longitude, which influence in the distribution of organisms. Previous studies suggest the existence of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations on the Canary Islands that have evolved relatively isolated and, therefore adapted to particular environmental conditions. Canarian honeybees were included in the African sublineage with Atlantic distribution (AIII), in which honeybee populations from the Macaronesian archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape Verde) and Portugal, are also included. In this paper we present the results of the molecular variation at mitochondrial DNA level of honeybee populations from Gran Canaria and La Gomera (Canary Islands). This marker is suitable for estimating genetic diversity and patterns of spatial differentiation in connection with the existing environmental variety on the islands of Gran Canaria and La Gomera.