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A morphological and mitochondrial assessment of Apis mellifera from Palermo, Italy
Thomas E. RindererWalter S. SheppardAngela SinacoriVicki A. Lancastersubject
0106 biological sciencesHymenoptera[SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/BiodiversityBiologySubspecies010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesApis mellifera sicula Apis mellifera ligustica morphology mitochondrial DNA Sicily Italy germoplasm consevation.[SDV.SA.SPA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Animal production studiesComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS[SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environmentApidaeEcologyHoney beebiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languageApoidea[SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology010602 entomology[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environmentAculeataInsect Science[SDV.SA.SPA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Animal production studieslanguage[SDV.BA.ZI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate ZoologyTaxonomy (biology)Sicilian[SDV.BID] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversitydescription
A characterization of the honey bees from western Sicily (Palermo, Italy) is presented. Mor- phological comparisons to A. m. ligustica were made using data taken from honey bee populations from southeastern (Bari) and central (Emilia Romagna) Italy. The honey bees of the Palermo area have distinct morphological differences compared to the mainland honey bees. The mtDNA haplotype common in subspecies within the African lineage of A. mellifera predominated in the Sicilian honey bee samples (13 out of 16). These results suggest both the potential and the desirability to expend efforts to conserve A. m. sicula. © Inra/DIB/AGIB/Elsevier, Paris
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-01 |