Genetic structure of Partamona helleri (Apidae, Meliponini) from Neotropical Atlantic rainforest |
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Authors: | R M Brito M C Arias |
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Institution: | 1. Dep. Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Univ. S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
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Abstract: | Stingless bees of the genus Partamona are distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. This genus has been subject to different approaches to solve questions
concerning general biology, taxonomy, systematics and biogeography, but population studies applying molecular techniques are
inexistent. We analyzed the genetic structure of P. helleri across its geographic distribution along the coastal Atlantic tropical rainforest in Brazil. Ten mtDNA haplotypes were observed
in 47 colonies of P. helleri of which some were exclusive and others shared among geographic sub-groups. Statistical analysis showed high genetic differentiation
between geographic areas sampled. Fragmentation of the Atlantic forest during Pleistocene glaciations is discussed as a possible
cause of the present haplotype distribution and frequency. |
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