中国甘肃东北部地区东方蜜蜂(Apis cerana)形态学研究

本研究采集甘肃东北部地区泾川蜂场、庄浪蜂场和平凉蜂场的东方蜜蜂Apis cerana43群,采样点地貌包括山地、丘陵和平原。运用蜜蜂形态学研究方法对东方蜜蜂40个形态特征指标进行测量分析。运用SPSS13.0对蜜蜂形态数据进行方差分析、主成分分析、聚类分析及环境因子相关性分析。研究结果表明:甘肃东北部地区不同采样点东方蜜蜂形态特征指标存在显著差异,而且与环境因素显著相关。

Morphological analysis of honey bee,Apis cerana,in northeast Gansu of China

Morphological characters of 43 honeybee colonies from 3 locations in northeast Gansu of China were analyzed. Variance analysis, principal component analysis, cluster analysis and correlation coefficients between morphometric characters and environmental variables were performed using SPSS13.0. The results showed there was a significant difference of morphological features among sampling sites, and the morphological features morphological features was closely related with geographical parameters.