Morphometric analysis of 2 southern African races of honeybee

A suite of 10 morphological characters was identified that discriminated between the 2 southern African races of honeybee races, Apis mellifera capensis and A. m. scutellata. Collections of samples from 32 localities which spanned the sub-continent from the west coast to the east coast and ranged fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Apidologie 1994, Vol.25 (1), p.61-70
Hauptverfasser:	Crewe, R.M. (University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud). Department of Zoology), Hepburn, H.R, Moritz, R.F.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ABEILLE DOMESTIQUE ABEJA MELIFERA AFRIQUE DU SUD Agricultural sciences Animal biology Animal production studies Apidae Apis mellifera APIS MELLIFERA CAPENSIS APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences BIOMETRIA BIOMETRIE BIOMETRY BREEDS Ecology, environment Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HONEYBEES Hymenoptera Insecta Invertebrate Zoology Invertebrates Life Sciences Morphology. Histology. Cytology RACE RAZAS SOUTH AFRICA SUDAFRICA
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Zusammenfassung:	A suite of 10 morphological characters was identified that discriminated between the 2 southern African races of honeybee races, Apis mellifera capensis and A. m. scutellata. Collections of samples from 32 localities which spanned the sub-continent from the west coast to the east coast and ranged from Cape Town in the south to north of Johannesburg were used to define the current distribution of the 2 races and the hybrid zone between them. The data obtained from the morphometric analysis are in good agreement with data on laying worker reproduction.
ISSN:	0044-8435 1297-9678
DOI:	10.1051/apido:19940107