Efectos altitudinales en la africanización de las colonias de abejas melíferas (Apis mellifera L.) en Jalisco, México

Authors

  • Francisca Contreras- ,
    • Ana Karen Ramos-Cuellar , Departamento de Medicina y Zootecnia de Abejas, Conejos y Organismos Acuáti- cos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Circuito Exterior de Ciudad Uni- versitaria, Edificio número 9. CP. 04510. Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México.
      • Alvaro De la Mora , School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph. Canada.
        • Nuria Morfin , School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
          • José M. Tapia-González , Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, CUSUR, Universidad de Guadala- jara
            • Jose O. Macías-Macías , Departamento de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, CUSUR, Universidad de Guadalajara
              • Tatiana Petukhova , Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
                • Adriana Correa-Benítez , Departamento de Medicina y Zootecnia de Abejas, Conejos y Organismos Acuáticos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
                  • Ernesto Guzman-Novoa , School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph. Canada.

                    DOI:

                    https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a10n3.3457

                    Keywords:

                    Apis mellifera, abejas africanizadas, clima, Jalisco, México, organismos invasivos

                    Abstract

                    This study determined the African or European ancestry of honey bee colonies in six regions of Jalisco, using morphometric and mitochondrial DNA indicators. More than 50% of the colonies in Jalisco had African mitotype and morphotype (59.0% and 62.5%, respectively). The frequency of africanization of the studied colonies was significantly higher (p< 0.05) in regions of low altitude and in subtropical climates, such as the Southeast and Southwest regions, than in regions of higher elevation and in temperate climates, such as Los Altos

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                    2023-09-30

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                    SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

                    How to Cite

                    Contreras-, F., Ramos-Cuellar, A. K., De la Mora, A., Morfin, N., Tapia-González, J. M., Macías-Macías, J. O., Petukhova, T., Correa-Benítez, A., & Guzman-Novoa, E. (2023). Efectos altitudinales en la africanización de las colonias de abejas melíferas (Apis mellifera L.) en Jalisco, México. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a10n3.3457

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