Genetic structure analysis of Eufriesea violacea (Hymenoptera, Apidae) populations from southern Brazilian Atlantic rainforest remnants

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Silvia H. Sofia²  Francine M. De Paula²  Aline M. Dos Santos¹  Fernanda S. Almeida²  Leda M.k. Sodré² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual de Londrina Centro de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de Biologia GeralLondrina Paraná ,Brazil

关键词: euglossine bees;    euglossina;    rainforest fragments;    genetic variability;    RAPD;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-47572005000300026

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to analyze the genetic structure of Eufriesea violacea populations in three fragments (85.47, 832.58 and 2800 ha) of Atlantic rainforest located in the north of the Brazilian state of Paraná. A total of twelve primers produced 206 loci, of which 129 were polymorphic (95% criterion). The proportions of polymorphic loci in each population ranged from 57.28% to 59.2%, revealing very similar levels of genetic variability in the groups of bees from each fragment. Unbiased genetic distances between groups ranged from 0.0171 to 0.0284, the smallest genetic distance occurring between bees from the two larger fragments. These results suggest that the E. violacea populations from the three fragments have maintained themselves genetically similar to native populations of this species originally present in northern Paraná.

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