Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee
Abstract 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 o...
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| author | Aleksandra Patenković Marija Tanasković Pavle Erić Katarina Erić Milica Mihajlović Ljubiša Stanisavljević Slobodan Davidović |
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| description | Abstract 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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| spelling | doaj.art-e1163e9c78ad48bdbddb4517855327dd2022-12-22T04:37:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-10-0112111410.1038/s41598-022-21413-yUrban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey beeAleksandra Patenković0Marija Tanasković1Pavle Erić2Katarina Erić3Milica Mihajlović4Ljubiša Stanisavljević5Slobodan Davidović6Department of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of BelgradeDepartment of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of BelgradeDepartment of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of BelgradeDepartment of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of BelgradeCenter for Forensic and Applied Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of BelgradeCenter for Bee Research, Faculty of Biology, University of BelgradeDepartment of Genetics of Populations and Ecogenotoxicology, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of BelgradeAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21413-y |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandra Patenković Marija Tanasković Pavle Erić Katarina Erić Milica Mihajlović Ljubiša Stanisavljević Slobodan Davidović Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee Scientific Reports |
| title | Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| title_full | Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| title_fullStr | Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| title_short | Urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| title_sort | urban ecosystem drives genetic diversity in feral honey bee |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21413-y |
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