Article
Mitochondrial DNA variability in populations of Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae), a crop-pollinating bee in Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 15 Mar 2013
Ferreira V S, Aguiar C M L, Oliveira E J F, Costa M A, Santos G M M, Silva J G
Abstract excerpt
Centris spp are oil-collecting solitary bees that are valuable pollinators of crops such as Brazil nut, cashew, and acerola. We investigated the genetic variability of populations of C. aenea in the northeastern region of Brazil. Total DNA was extracted from 59 individuals from 6 locations in the States of Pernambuco and Bahia and a 600-650-bp fragment of the mitochondrial COI/COII region amplified by PCR,...
Topics
- Animals
- Bees
- Brazil
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Haplotypes