Determination of the wing morphology differentiation of old and recent honey bee samples from western Turkey using geometric morphometrics

In this study, old and recent honey bee, Apis mellifera L., 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) specimens were compared using geometric morphometrics. The bee samples collected from different apiaries in Edirne, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Denizli Muğla Provinces, Gökçeada (an Aegean island) Turkey 1987-1988 under a project of the Agricultural Research Institute same locations 2017. mean values determined for each region grouped Mahalanobis distances, results summarized on dendrogram. While constituted one group, another one. When discriminant function analysis compared, it was observed that overall statistically other (P < 0.0001). evaluation both groups has revealed population morphologically mainland populations current situation. However, Thrace (Edirne) Anatolian (Çanakkale, Denizli, Muğla) island (Gökçeada) past according to dendrogram relationships.