Levels of polyandry and intracolonial genetic relationships in Apis dorsata (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
2000
Oldroyd, Benjamin P. | Smolenski, Adam J. | Cornuet, J.M. | Siriwat Wongsiri | Estoup, Arnaud | Rinderer, Thomas E. | Crozier, Ross H. (La Trobe University, Bundoora (Australia). School of Genetics and Human Variation)
Pupae and adults of 4 Apis dorsata F. colonies from northern Thailand were collected in liquid nitrogen. DNA was extracted, and microsatellite genotypes at 3 loci determined for 42-194 workers per colony. From these data, the queen genotype was inferred, and the number of males with which each queen mated deduced. These A. dorsata queens mated with a mean of 26.75+-5.42 (SEM) drones (range, 13-39). The mean within-colony genetic relatedness was 0.29+-0.009. All colonies were monogynous. Possible reasons for the very high level of polyandry and the great variance are discussed. A null allele was detected for 1 microsatellite locus in 1 queen progeny.
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