Heritability of biometric parameters of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae

Authors

  • Rogério Marcos de Oliveira Alves Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Baiano
  • Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA
  • Andreia Santos do Nascimento Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA
  • Geni da Silva Sodré Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA
  • Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Cruz das Almas-BA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v12n12a229.1-7

Keywords:

stingless bee, meliponiculture, genetic improvement

Abstract

The study aimed to estimate broad sense heritability between biometric parameters and production height of the honey pots (APM), width of the honey pot (LPM), the honey pot volume (VPM), width of the pots of pollen (LPO), height of the pollen pots (APO), weight of the pot of pollen (PPP), size of the glossa (GLO), length of the combs (CFV) and width of the combs (LFV) in colonies of Melipona scutellaris. A total of one hundred sixty-five colonies belonging to different generations were evaluated. The results were submitted to analysis of variance, being the effect of interaction colonies x generations considered significant for most parameters studied, except the parameters CFV and LFV. The heritability estimates were: GLO (0.71), DPM (0.07), APM (0.35), VPM (0.39), DPO (0.14), APO (0.18), PPP (0.27), CFV (0.37) and LFV (0.47). The resulted obtained allows the expansion of studies and improvement of statistical calculations for inclusion in breeding programs of the species.

Published

2018-12-30

Issue

Section

Genética e melhoramento dos animais

How to Cite

Heritability of biometric parameters of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae. (2018). Pubvet, 12(12). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v12n12a229.1-7