Phylogeographic analysis of Apis cerana populations on Hainan Island and southern mainland China, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences

The phylogeography of the eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) in southern China is poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated phylogenetic relationships among A. cerana populations on Hainan island and southern mainland China. Analyses were based on the partial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1...

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Published in:Apidologie 2014-01, Vol.45 (1), p.21-33
Main Authors: Zhao, Wenzheng, Tan, Ken, Zhou, Danyin, Wang, Miao, Cheng, Chunfu, Yu, Zengyuan, Miao, Yongwang, He, Shaoyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural sciences
Animal biology
Animal production studies
Animal productions
Animals
anthropogenic activities
Apiculture
Apis cerana
Biodiversity
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
cytochrome-c oxidase
Ecology, environment
Entomology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
gene flow
genes
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
haplotypes
honey bees
Insecta
Invertebrata
Invertebrate Zoology
Invertebrates
Life Sciences
mitochondrial DNA
nucleotide sequences
Original Article
phylogeny
phylogeography
Population genetics, reproduction patterns
Terrestrial animal productions
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Summary:The phylogeography of the eastern honeybee (Apis cerana) in southern China is poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated phylogenetic relationships among A. cerana populations on Hainan island and southern mainland China. Analyses were based on the partial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene of mitochondrial DNA and A. cerana samples representing 12 geographic populations. We identified 57 novel haplotypes (GenBank accession numbers: KC175488-KC175544) within our sampled populations and inferred two deeply divergent intraspecific lineages when previously published sequences were included, which could be further divided into six sublineages. We also found a significant phylogeographic structure within lineage A. Our results reveal that A. cerana populations on Hainan island and southern mainland China have undergone a long period of differentiation in isolation followed by historical demographic expansion. Although gene flow now occurs between these locations, gene flow has occurred over comparatively a short time period, and is likely to be the result of anthropogenic effects.
ISSN:0044-8435
1297-9678
DOI:10.1007/s13592-013-0223-8