Multivariate Morphometric Study on Apis florea Distributed in Iran

Authors : Ayça ÖZKAN, Mohammed M Gharleko, Berna ÖZDEN, İrfan KANDEMİR

Pages : 93-102

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Multivariate Morphometric and Spatial Autocorrelation Analyses were performed to determine the morphometric variation in Apis florea colonies representing 13 localities from 4 states on the coastal north-south diagonal in Iran. New morphometric characters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(hind wing length, hind wing width, and hind wing angles); were also measured to determine the usefulness of these characters for Apis florea. Analysis of variance of new morphometric characters showed that 7 out of the 8 hind wing variables displayed statistically significant differences among populations insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < 0.05);. The scatter plot from Canonical Variate Analysis revealed that the colonies from north insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ilam, Khuzestan, and Bushehr states); showed an overlapping distribution. The colonies from south insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hormuzgan state); formed a non-overlapping distant cluster. Based on the spatial autocorrelation analysis, 14 correlograms were significant for morphometric characters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(According to the Bonferroni criterion);. Six characters insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CuB, C.Ind, HWW, B4, D7, and I13); showed clinal type correlogram.
Keywords : Apis florea, Iran, Morphometry, Multivariate morphometric analysis, Spatial autocorrelation