Evolution of mating behavior in the genus Apis and an estimate of mating frequency in Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Evolution of mating behavior in the genus Apis and an estimate of mating frequency in Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
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DOI：
10.1093/aesa/91.5.700
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发表时间：
1998-09-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Crozier, RH
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作者：
Oldroyd, BP;Clifton, MJ;Crozier, RH
用DNA标记对中华蜜蜂的4个群体进行了分析，以确定该物种的多夫性程度。观察到的父子关系频率平均为18.0(范围14-27)。平均工人亲缘关系为0.29，平均有效亲子关系频率为12.0。因此，中华蜜蜂与意大利蜜蜂和其他种类的蜜蜂相似，因为一夫多妻制的程度是极端的。该属的系统发育被用作交配行为的比较分析的基础。这一分析表明，在空巢物种(A.cerana、A.koschevnikovi和A.melvia)中发现的增大的阴茎鳞茎、粘液腺和过剩的精子产生很可能是派生特征；而在开放筑巢物种中观察到的缺乏粘液腺和缩小的阴茎鳞茎可能是基生的。
Four colonies of Apis cerana F. were analyzed with DNA markers to determine the degree of polyandry in this species. The average observed paternity frequency was 18.0 (range, 14-27). the average worker relatedness 0.29, and the average effective paternity frequency 12.0. A. cerana is therefore similar to A. mellifera and other species of Apis in that the level of polyandry is extreme. A phylogeny of the genus was used as the basis for a comparative analysis of mating behavior. This analysis suggests that the enlarged penile bulb, mucus glands, and excess sperm production found in the cavity nesting species (A. cerana, A. koschevnikovi, and A. mellifera) are likely to be derived characters; whereas the lack of mucus glands and reduced penile bulb observed in the open-nesting species is likely to be basal.