Genetic diversity of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations in the Seychelles archipelago

Techer Maéva Angélique, Clémencet Johanna, Simiand Christophe, Portlouis Gilbert, Reynaud Bernard, Delatte Hélène. 2016. Genetic diversity of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations in the Seychelles archipelago. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9 (1) : 13-26.

https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12138

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : ENTOMOLOGY

Résumé : In the South-West Indian Ocean, the honeybee Apis mellifera is found on several islands including the Seychelles archipelago. This archipelago is located 1120 km North of Madagascar, where the endemic African subspecies A. m. unicolor occurs. The genetic diversity of the honeybee populations in the Seychelles islands has never been studied, yet this species interacts with highly endemic and indigenous flora. A total of 186 honeybee colonies from the three main islands: Mahé, Praslin and La Digue were collected. In addition, 107 individuals from Madagascar (A. m. unicolor) and 49 from Italy (A. m. ligustica) were analysed as reference populations. The maternal lineages were assessed using PCR-RFLP (n = 342) and sequencing (n = 121) of the mtDNA COI–COII intergenic region. Intra-Seychelles nuclear genetic diversity and structure were analysed using 15 microsatellites while comparison with reference populations was done using 14 loci. All Seychellian colonies had mtDNA sequences characteristic of the African evolutionary lineage. Two sub-lineages were detected: AI sub-lineage (A1) was dominant (96.7%) on all islands and mostly represented by the subspecies A. m. unicolor, while Z sub-lineage was observed in six colonies from two islands. No mtDNA characteristic of imported European lineages was detected. Nuclear genetic diversity was high and structured, suggesting restricted gene flow between islands of the archipelago. High nuclear similarities were found among the Seychellian and A. m. unicolor populations, yet significant genetic differentiation was observed. The A. m. ligustica reference population was highly differentiated from the Seychellian honeybee populations.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Apis mellifera, variation génétique, génétique des populations, microsatellite, marqueur génétique

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Seychelles

Mots-clés complémentaires : Apis mellifera unicolor

Classification Agris : L10 - Génétique et amélioration des animaux
L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 6 (2014-2018) - Sociétés, natures et territoires

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