Chromosomal diversity in Apis mellifera carnica from Serbia

Zoran Stanimirovic , Jevrosima Stevanovic , Marko Andjelkovic

Comparative chromosomal investigations of three honey bee ecotypes of A. m. carnica (the Banat, the Timok and the Syenichko-Peshterski ecotype) from Serbia were performed. G-band analyses revealed differences between Timok and Banat honey bee ecotypes in chromosomes 2, 4, 11 and 13. Between the Timok and Syenichko-Peshterski ecotypes, differences were observed for chromosomes 1, 12, 15 and 16. The greatest differences in G-band number and distribution were registered between the Syenichko-Peshterski and Banat ecotypes in chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16. The results point to great interecotype variability of G-band pattern of chromosomes of the carniolan honey bee in Serbia. To preserve such honey bee diversity in Serbia, the three investigated ecotypes require attention for conservation.

Mots clés: Apis mellifera carnica; polymorphism; G-band; chromosomes; diversity

Domaines: Zoologie des invertébrés; Biodiversité; Ecologie, Environnement; Science des productions animales

Zoran Stanimirovic, Jevrosima Stevanovic, Marko Andjelkovic. Chromosomal diversity in Apis mellifera carnica from Serbia. Apidologie, 2005, 36 (1), pp.31-42. ⟨hal-00892114⟩