Conservation Genetics of a Declining Bumble Bee in Western North America; The Influence of Geography, Dispersal Limitation, and Anthopogenic Activity
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Résumé
Conservation biology addresses the problem of species loss by identifying species in need of protection. Conservation biology has subfields to address different aspects of biodiversity loss, including genetics and sociology. I used genetic approaches to assess the conservation status of western bumble bees, a bumble bee species of conservation concern. The western bumble bee is a bumble bee species that ranges from Alaska to New Mexico and as far east as Wyoming and Colorado. This species is disappearing in some places. It may soon be listed as endangered in the United States and is already listed as endangered in parts of its Canadian distribution. To complicate the problem further, the western bumble bee might really be two cryptic species. Recent genetic analyses indicate that there might be a northern species (Mckay’s bumble bee) and a southern species (the western bumble bee). I used DNA from specimens collected across the range and ran genetic analyses to estimate the relationships between western bumble bees and Mckay’s bumble bees. This study provided enough evidence to conclude that they are, in fact, two species. Next, I compared patterns of genetic diversity in the two species to environmental variables to determine how the environment influences how the bees to move across the landscape. I compared patterns of genetic diversity in bees that were collected between 1960 through 2020. Western bumble bees showed patterns of slightly decreasing genetic diversity through time from 1960 to 2019, but Mckay’s bumble bee did not. For both species, nighttime temperatures during the spring and proximity to a native fungal parasite were important predictors of differences in genetic diversity among samples. The distance from parasites is probably important because specimens that are near infections are more likely to be infected themselves. Although we found decreases in genetic diversity for western bumble bees, there is still enough genetic diversity in present-day populations for the species to recover if the effects of the drivers of the declines are managed. Finally, I surveyed 974 conservationists from diverse backgrounds to measure their understanding, trust, and motivation to action from conservation genetic studies. This is important because molecular methods provide important insight into the conservation status of at-risk species, but they are not used very often when land managers make conservation decisions. The results indicate that lack of understanding, but not trust, may be a barrier to increased use of molecular methods in conservation actions.
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Imitation des enseignantsNi prévalence calibrée, ni vérité terrain. Validation humaine à venir. Apprise à partir de 10 348 étiquettes directes de Codex et de 10 348 étiquettes directes de Gemma. Le mode candidate est l'union des têtes enseignantes seuillées; le consensus est leur intersection. Ces sorties portent le statut machine_predicted_unvalidated et ne sont ni des étiquettes humaines ni des étiquettes directes de modèles de pointe.
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| Méta-épidémiologie (sens large) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Bibliométrie | 0,000 | 0,001 |
| Études des sciences et des technologies | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Communication savante | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Science ouverte | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Intégrité de la recherche | 0,000 | 0,000 |
| Charge utile insuffisante (le modèle a refusé de juger) | 0,000 | 0,000 |
Scores machine (provisoires)
Les deux têtes enseignantes du modèle étudiant, lues sur ce travail. Un score ordonne la base pour la relecture; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie, et le statut de validation accompagne chaque rangée tel quel.
Scores de référence d'un modèle non mature (critères de maturité non atteints, 7 itérations). Un score ordonne; il n'affirme jamais une catégorie.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · tel quel depuis la passe de notation : score_only signifie que le nombre peut ordonner les travaux, et qu'aucune étiquette de catégorie n'en découleClassification
machine, non validéePrédiction automatique; un appel candidat d’une seule tête enseignante, pas un consensus.
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