Potential Niche Modeling Distribution and Wing Geometric Morphometrics of Apis mellifera In The Brazilian Pantanal

The ecological niche models can be important for biogeographic patterns and processes geometric morphometrics involves identifying changes that have occurred comparing them to other specimens from different places and/or environmental conditions, assessing whether the environment is influencing such change. present work aimed verify potential model of distribution Apis mellifera analyze if there variation in wing venation Pantanal. We followed hypothesis wings geographically closest groups are more similar. For modeling, 44 geographical points 19 bioclimatic variables were used. morphometrics, twenty-two anatomical landmarks plotted at intersection veins. X Y coordinates standardized through Procrustes superimposition, PCA MANOVA tests performed. predictive indicated center Pantanal plain shows greater probability occurrence species. most were: average temperature rainiest quarter (84%) annual (72%). Morphometric analyzes indicate was between distant geographic points. slight some closely located related individual reflections colonies points, since species has great dispersion capacity. Thus, A. possibly also accompanied by human occupation its reflecting aspects population dynamics Brazilian