Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina

Autores
Litvinoff, Leonardo; Menescardi, Francisco; Porrini, Leonardo; Russo, Romina Maria; Liendo, María Clara; Nucci, Alejandro; Lusarreta, Esteban; Ventura, Rocio; Espasadin, Luna; Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Galindo Cardona, Alberto
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Beekeepers around the world select bees’ characteristics that facilitate and favor production. In regions where hybridization among lineages is taking place, this selection is a challenge, given that these regions are “natural laboratories”, where the action of evolutionary processes of a population or species occurs in real time. A natural honeybee (Apis mellifera) hybrid zone exists in Argentina between 28° and 35° South, where Africanized (AHB) and European (EHB) populations converge. In this zone, beekeepers use selected genetic resources of European origin mostly, since the local Africanized bees show a higher defensive behavior, which is not desirable for management. Although EHB colonies have many advantages for honey production, they are not fully adapted to the subtropical climate and are susceptible to certain parasitosis such as varroosis. In addition, both AHB and EHB mate in drone congregation areas (DCAs), where males and virgin queens fly to meet, resulting in variability in the desired characteristics. In this study, we explored the degree of hybridization within a DCA and its reference apiary, located in the province of Entre Ríos, by applying two complementary techniques. First, morphotypes with different degrees of hybridization between European and African subspecies were observed in the reference apiary, indicating a high sensitivity of this morphometric approach to detect hybridization in these populations. Second, a genetic analysis revealed haplotypes of both origins for drones in DCAs, with a higher prevalence of European haplotypes, while all the colonies from the reference apiary exhibited European haplotypes. Overall, our results are in line with the strong impact that commercial beekeeping has on the genetics of DCAs. We show how wing morphometry may be used to monitor hybridization between European and African subspecies, a tool that may be evaluated in other regions of the world where hybridization occurs.
Instituto de Genética
Fil: Litvinoff, Leonardo. Reinas del Litoral SRL; Argentina
Fil: Menescardi, Francisco. Reinas del Litoral SRL; Argentina
Fil: Porrini, Leonardo. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Porrini, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Nucci, Alejandro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Nucci, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ventura, Rocio. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Ventura, Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Espasadin, Luna. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; Argentina
Fil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fuente
Frontiers in Insect Science 2 : 1073999 (17 January 2023)
Materia
Honey Bees
Hybridization
Drones (insects)
Abeja Melífera
Apis mellifera
Hibridación
Argentina
Zánganos
Africanization
Drone Congregation Areas
Africanización
Áreas de Congregación de Drones
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spelling Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in ArgentinaLitvinoff, LeonardoMenescardi, FranciscoPorrini, LeonardoRusso, Romina MariaLiendo, María ClaraNucci, AlejandroLusarreta, EstebanVentura, RocioEspasadin, LunaMonmany-Garzia, A. CarolinaScannapieco, Alejandra CarlaGalindo Cardona, AlbertoHoney BeesHybridizationDrones (insects)Abeja MelíferaApis melliferaHibridaciónArgentinaZánganosAfricanizationDrone Congregation AreasAfricanizaciónÁreas de Congregación de DronesBeekeepers around the world select bees’ characteristics that facilitate and favor production. In regions where hybridization among lineages is taking place, this selection is a challenge, given that these regions are “natural laboratories”, where the action of evolutionary processes of a population or species occurs in real time. A natural honeybee (Apis mellifera) hybrid zone exists in Argentina between 28° and 35° South, where Africanized (AHB) and European (EHB) populations converge. In this zone, beekeepers use selected genetic resources of European origin mostly, since the local Africanized bees show a higher defensive behavior, which is not desirable for management. Although EHB colonies have many advantages for honey production, they are not fully adapted to the subtropical climate and are susceptible to certain parasitosis such as varroosis. In addition, both AHB and EHB mate in drone congregation areas (DCAs), where males and virgin queens fly to meet, resulting in variability in the desired characteristics. In this study, we explored the degree of hybridization within a DCA and its reference apiary, located in the province of Entre Ríos, by applying two complementary techniques. First, morphotypes with different degrees of hybridization between European and African subspecies were observed in the reference apiary, indicating a high sensitivity of this morphometric approach to detect hybridization in these populations. Second, a genetic analysis revealed haplotypes of both origins for drones in DCAs, with a higher prevalence of European haplotypes, while all the colonies from the reference apiary exhibited European haplotypes. Overall, our results are in line with the strong impact that commercial beekeeping has on the genetics of DCAs. We show how wing morphometry may be used to monitor hybridization between European and African subspecies, a tool that may be evaluated in other regions of the world where hybridization occurs.Instituto de GenéticaFil: Litvinoff, Leonardo. Reinas del Litoral SRL; ArgentinaFil: Menescardi, Francisco. Reinas del Litoral SRL; ArgentinaFil: Porrini, Leonardo. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Porrini, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Liendo, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Nucci, Alejandro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Nucci, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ventura, Rocio. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Ventura, Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Espasadin, Luna. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; ArgentinaFil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; ArgentinaFil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; ArgentinaFil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; ArgentinaFil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
title Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
spellingShingle Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
Litvinoff, Leonardo
Honey Bees
Hybridization
Drones (insects)
Abeja Melífera
Apis mellifera
Hibridación
Argentina
Zánganos
Africanization
Drone Congregation Areas
Africanización
Áreas de Congregación de Drones
title_short Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
title_full Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
title_fullStr Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
title_sort Morphometric and genetic characterization as tools for selection of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) stocks in an area of natural hybridization in Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Litvinoff, Leonardo
Menescardi, Francisco
Porrini, Leonardo
Russo, Romina Maria
Liendo, María Clara
Nucci, Alejandro
Lusarreta, Esteban
Ventura, Rocio
Espasadin, Luna
Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina
Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author Litvinoff, Leonardo
author_facet Litvinoff, Leonardo
Menescardi, Francisco
Porrini, Leonardo
Russo, Romina Maria
Liendo, María Clara
Nucci, Alejandro
Lusarreta, Esteban
Ventura, Rocio
Espasadin, Luna
Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina
Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author_role author
author2 Menescardi, Francisco
Porrini, Leonardo
Russo, Romina Maria
Liendo, María Clara
Nucci, Alejandro
Lusarreta, Esteban
Ventura, Rocio
Espasadin, Luna
Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina
Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla
Galindo Cardona, Alberto
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Honey Bees
Hybridization
Drones (insects)
Abeja Melífera
Apis mellifera
Hibridación
Argentina
Zánganos
Africanization
Drone Congregation Areas
Africanización
Áreas de Congregación de Drones
topic Honey Bees
Hybridization
Drones (insects)
Abeja Melífera
Apis mellifera
Hibridación
Argentina
Zánganos
Africanization
Drone Congregation Areas
Africanización
Áreas de Congregación de Drones
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Beekeepers around the world select bees’ characteristics that facilitate and favor production. In regions where hybridization among lineages is taking place, this selection is a challenge, given that these regions are “natural laboratories”, where the action of evolutionary processes of a population or species occurs in real time. A natural honeybee (Apis mellifera) hybrid zone exists in Argentina between 28° and 35° South, where Africanized (AHB) and European (EHB) populations converge. In this zone, beekeepers use selected genetic resources of European origin mostly, since the local Africanized bees show a higher defensive behavior, which is not desirable for management. Although EHB colonies have many advantages for honey production, they are not fully adapted to the subtropical climate and are susceptible to certain parasitosis such as varroosis. In addition, both AHB and EHB mate in drone congregation areas (DCAs), where males and virgin queens fly to meet, resulting in variability in the desired characteristics. In this study, we explored the degree of hybridization within a DCA and its reference apiary, located in the province of Entre Ríos, by applying two complementary techniques. First, morphotypes with different degrees of hybridization between European and African subspecies were observed in the reference apiary, indicating a high sensitivity of this morphometric approach to detect hybridization in these populations. Second, a genetic analysis revealed haplotypes of both origins for drones in DCAs, with a higher prevalence of European haplotypes, while all the colonies from the reference apiary exhibited European haplotypes. Overall, our results are in line with the strong impact that commercial beekeeping has on the genetics of DCAs. We show how wing morphometry may be used to monitor hybridization between European and African subspecies, a tool that may be evaluated in other regions of the world where hybridization occurs.
Instituto de Genética
Fil: Litvinoff, Leonardo. Reinas del Litoral SRL; Argentina
Fil: Menescardi, Francisco. Reinas del Litoral SRL; Argentina
Fil: Porrini, Leonardo. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Porrini, Leonardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Russo, Romina Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Liendo, María Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Nucci, Alejandro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Nucci, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Lusarreta, Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ventura, Rocio. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (CONICET-UNSAM). Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Ventura, Rocio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Espasadin, Luna. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; Argentina
Fil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Ecología Regional; Argentina
Fil: Monmany-Garzia, A. Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Entomología; Argentina
Fil: Galindo Cardona, Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Beekeepers around the world select bees’ characteristics that facilitate and favor production. In regions where hybridization among lineages is taking place, this selection is a challenge, given that these regions are “natural laboratories”, where the action of evolutionary processes of a population or species occurs in real time. A natural honeybee (Apis mellifera) hybrid zone exists in Argentina between 28° and 35° South, where Africanized (AHB) and European (EHB) populations converge. In this zone, beekeepers use selected genetic resources of European origin mostly, since the local Africanized bees show a higher defensive behavior, which is not desirable for management. Although EHB colonies have many advantages for honey production, they are not fully adapted to the subtropical climate and are susceptible to certain parasitosis such as varroosis. In addition, both AHB and EHB mate in drone congregation areas (DCAs), where males and virgin queens fly to meet, resulting in variability in the desired characteristics. In this study, we explored the degree of hybridization within a DCA and its reference apiary, located in the province of Entre Ríos, by applying two complementary techniques. First, morphotypes with different degrees of hybridization between European and African subspecies were observed in the reference apiary, indicating a high sensitivity of this morphometric approach to detect hybridization in these populations. Second, a genetic analysis revealed haplotypes of both origins for drones in DCAs, with a higher prevalence of European haplotypes, while all the colonies from the reference apiary exhibited European haplotypes. Overall, our results are in line with the strong impact that commercial beekeeping has on the genetics of DCAs. We show how wing morphometry may be used to monitor hybridization between European and African subspecies, a tool that may be evaluated in other regions of the world where hybridization occurs.
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