Gene Variation, Population Differentiation, and Sociogenetic Structure of Nests of Partamona seridoensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini) |
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Authors: | Carlo Rivero Moura Fernandes Celso Feitosa Martins Kátia Maria Ferreira Marco Antonio Del Lama |
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Institution: | Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Jo?o Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. |
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Abstract: | Gene variation and the differentiation of two populations of Partamona seridoensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) from the Caatinga biome, a semiarid ecosystem unique to Brazil, were estimated through allozymic and microsatellite analyses. These populations exhibited similar low degrees of enzyme gene variation. Observed genotype frequencies at the allozyme and microsatellite loci were in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the two populations. Both markers demonstrated that the two populations are not genetically homogeneous and must be considered distinct populations. The occurrence of private alleles at the allozyme and microsatellite loci corroborates this differentiation, sustaining the hypothesis of a low level of interpopulation gene flow. The phenotypic segregations clearly demonstrated that the progeny inside each nest were the result of mating between the queen of the colony and only one male. |
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