05/03/2024
Dr Ros Gloag from the Faculty of Science, University of Sydney found despite a low genetic diversity, Asian honey bees in QLD responded to their environment & adapted to break out of their genetic bottleneck. Read about the research by Dr Gloag and colleagues in Current Biology here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224001520?dgcid=author
Asian honeybees in North Queensland are challenging scientists’ understanding of species adaptation to new environments. 🐝🐝
The invasive colony known to have low genetic diversity, has grown from a single swarm into a population of over 10,000 colonies.
Dr Ros Gloag, co-lead author of the research published in Current Biology, suggests that this discovery indicates certain species may possess high resilience, thereby carrying substantial implications for understanding how species cope with natural events like climate change or bushfires. 🌍🧯
💬“While this might be bad news for environments coping with newly arrived invasive species, it’s potentially good news for populations that have temporary crashes in the face of climate change or other natural or human-induced disasters, such as bushfires.” said Dr Gloag.
Read the full story https://ow.ly/IMCr50QLhAU
