Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee.
2022
Authors:
Patenković, AleksandraTanasković, Marija
Erić, Pavle
Erić, Katarina
Mihajlović, Milica
Stanisavljević, Ljubiša
Davidović, Slobodan
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Urbanization can change biodiversity in both directions, positive and negative, and despite the rising global trend of urban beekeeping, little is known about the impact of urbanization on the genetic diversity of honey bees. We investigate how urbanization affects the genetic variability of feral and managed honey bee colonies that are spread throughout the entire city, even in highly urban areas, through genetic analysis of 82 worker bees. We found convincing evidence of high genetic differentiation between these two groups. Additionally, by comparing city samples with 241 samples from 46 apiaries in rural parts of the country, variations in mitochondrial tRNAleu-cox2 intergenic region and microsatellite loci indicated that feral colonies have distinct patterns of genetic diversity. These results, with evidence that feral honey bees find niches within highly modified and human-dominated urban landscapes, lead us to conclude that urbanization is a driver of the genetic diversity of feral honey bees in the city.
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Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 1, 17692-Funding / projects:
- SERBHIWE - Honey Bees of Serbia, Wild Vs. Managed Colonies Through the Eyes of Population Geneticists (RS-ScienceFundRS-Promis-6066205)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
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https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4954
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21413-y
ISSN: 2045-2322
PubMed: 36271012
WoS: 000871116800060
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85140658310
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-21413-yhttp://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5084