Population structure varies among 4 western North American bumble bee species
Insect Systematics and Diversity,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Bumble
bees
(Hymenoptera:
Apidae,
Bombus
Latreille,
1802)
are
critical
pollinators—providing
the
necessary
ecological
services
for
food
and
crop
production.
In
western
North
America,
species-rich
bumble
bee
communities
inhabit
mountain
ranges.
However,
as
climate
change
increases
temperatures,
montane
populations
restricted
to
higher
elevations,
their
ability
disperse
maintain
genetic
diversity
decreases
suitable
habitat
connecting
decreases.
This
isolation
could
lead
extirpation
of
local
pollinator
a
loss
species.
We
analyzed
4
broadly
sympatric
species
with
differing
elevational
niches—Bombus
flavifrons,
B.
melanopygus,
mixtus,
sylvicola—across
Rocky
Cascade
Mountains
America
assess
range-wide
population
structure.
used
microsatellite
markers
differentiation
among
(FST)
performed
Bayesian
clustering
analyses
identify
groups
within
each
study
Further,
we
investigated
if
observed
was
better
explained
by
distance
(IBD)
or
resistance
(IBR)
incorporating
suitability
models
(HSMs)
into
structure
analyses.
Although
expected
more
narrow
niche
requirements,
found
evidence
this
all
species,
experiencing
significant
relative
inland
populations.
Additionally,
IBR
predicted
than
IBD
flavifrons
mixtus.
Our
results
suggest
that
considering
connectivity
across
geographic
range
is
important
understanding
structures.
Language: Английский
Genome-wide markers test the status of two putative species of North American bumble bees
Conservation Genetics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
Language: Английский
Assessing Bee (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) Diversity and Floral Preference in Two Habitats in the Iberian Peninsula
IgMin Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(7), P. 490 - 502
Published: July 2, 2024
The
plant-pollinator
relationship
is
one
of
the
most
investigated
biological
processes,
not
only
because
its
ecological
importance
(natural
and
farming
ecosystems)
but
also
economic
profitability
(farming
products).
Current
losses
bee
populations
urge
need
to
assess
state
wild
biodiversity
in
environments
such
as
Sierra
de
Guadarrama.
Two
characteristic
sites
with
different
plant
diversities
were
compared
by
collecting
bees
using
net
trapping,
a
thicket,
grassland.
In
this
way,
possible
influence
floral
wealth
on
abundance
was
studied,
preference
these
Hymenoptera
towards
any
type
flower.
Phenological
patterns
predominant
sex
studied.
331
individuals,
belonging
6
families,
19
genera,
46
species,
recorded
study.
Our
results
showed
that
diversity
depends
environmental
factors
(temperature
or
composition
abundance)
well
(plant-pollinators
matches
co-occurring
species).
Moreover,
our
study
sets
starting
point
for
debating
managed
(Apis
mellifera)
communities.
A
small
number
species
(Cistus
ladanifer,
Echium
vulgare,
Lavandula
stoechas)
observed.
addition,
there
between
corolla
tongue
length.
highlights
area
Guadarrama
biodiversity.
All
things
considered,
it
falls
preserving
those
ecosystems
high
favor
bee´s
presence
habitat
foresight
climate
change
future
scenarios.
Language: Английский