title: Genetic diversity of the Dwarf honeybee (Apis florea Fabricius, 1787) populations based on microsatellite markers.
abstract: Apis florea is one of two species of small, wild honeybee. The present study was conducted to evaluate the genetic diversity of Apis florea honeybee from 48 nests (colonies) using microsatellite markers in the South of Iran. All honeybee samples were analyzed for six microsatellite loci (A88, A107, A7, B124, A113 and A35). The six loci had different numbers of alleles in the sampled colonies ranging from 7 (loci A107) to 3 (loci A7, A35). Gene diversity in Apis florea ranged from 0.491 to 0.595. This range probably reflects the spreading of nests in a large region with a varied climate. Phylogenetic tree showed two distinct clusters including a) Minab region samples and b) Bandar Abbas, Bandar Khamir and Qeshm Island regions. All of these regions are geographically rich, having varied vegetation and climate conditions. Our findings are an important contribution to the methods of studying distribution and conservation of Apis florea.
authors.affiliation: Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Street, P.O. Box: 381351551. Khoramabad, Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.affiliation: Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghaheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kahrizi
authors.affiliation: Zagros Bioidea Co. Razi University Incubator, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagheri Dehbaghi
authors.affiliation: Natural History Museum and Genetic Resources, Department of Environment, Pardisan Eco-Park, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khederzadeh
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Banabazi
authors.affiliation: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esmaeilkhanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veisi
authors.affiliation: Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geravandi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaziri
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Daneshgar
authors.affiliation: Department of Sexual Medicine, The Rhazes Center for Research in Family Health and Sexual Medicine; Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. zargooshi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zargooshi
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007492:Iran; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny