Morphometric studies on Nigerian honeybee Apis mellifera adansonni L. workers of rainforest and Sudan agro-ecological zones of Nigeria

The threat to honeybees, Apis mellifera occasioned by anthropogenic activities often reduced variations and loss of diversity globally, hence the need to conserve the existing honeybee populations. Fifteen morphological characters were measured for variation on four hundred (400) worker honeybee sam...

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Published in:International journal of tropical insect science 2021-06, Vol.41 (2), p.1255-1263
Main Authors: Adeoye, Olubusola Temitope, Pitan, Olufemi Richard, Ademolu, Kehinde Olutoyin, Ayandokun, Ayangbade Emmanuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Apis mellifera
Bees
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecotypes
Entomology
Human influences
Life Sciences
Morphology
Mountains
Original Research Article
Populations
Proboscis
Rainforests
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Statistical tests
Variance analysis
Variation
Wings
Workers (insect caste)
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Summary:The threat to honeybees, Apis mellifera occasioned by anthropogenic activities often reduced variations and loss of diversity globally, hence the need to conserve the existing honeybee populations. Fifteen morphological characters were measured for variation on four hundred (400) worker honeybee samples purposively collected from two agro-ecological zones of Nigeria. Inferential statistics Analysis of Variance, SNK and t- test (α = 0.05) and dendrogram of morphological proximity based on wings and proboscis length was also constructed using PAST 2.14 version analysis as appropriate for data collected. Results showed that significant morphological variation ( p  
ISSN:1742-7592
1742-7584
1742-7592
DOI:10.1007/s42690-020-00316-3