Apis-mellifera-Asia
Analysis of honey bee wing shape in southwestern Asia
The file Apis-mellifera-Asia.html contains an R Markdown document that analyzes the wing shape of honey bees (Apis mellifera) from southwestern Asia.
https://drawwing.github.io/Apis-mellifera-Asia/Apis-mellifera-Asia.html
Classification of colonies as evolutionary lineages
Colonies were classified into four evolutionary lineages, as shown in the admixture graph (a) and map (b). Abbreviations: AZ - Azerbaijan, CY - Cyprus, GE - Georgia, IQ - Iraq, IR - Iran, KZ - Kazakhstan, SA - Saudi Arabia, TJ - Tajikistan, TR - Turkey.
Data
The analysis is based on data available at Zenodo:\
- Machlowska, J., Kandemir, I., Özkan Koca, A., Kakhniashvili, V., Alattal, Y., Alghamdi, A., & Tofilski, A. (2025). Fore wings of honey bees (Apis mellifera) from southwestern Asia [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17075125\
- Temirbayeva, K., Torekhanov, A., Nuralieva, U., Sheralieva, Z., & Tofilski, A. (2023). Fore wings of honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Kazakhstan [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8128010