Jaf. Diniz et al., GEOGRAPHIC-VARIATION IN APIS-CERANA-INDICA F - A SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS OF MORPHOMETRIC PATTERNS, Journal of Apicultural Research, 32(2), 1993, pp. 65-72
Spatial patterns of morphometric variation in Apis cerana indica were
analysed. Factor and spatial autocorrelation analyses were applied to
29 characters, measured in 17 populations in India. Correlograms showe
d that 15 characters are patterned geographically, and 13 of them are
related to overall size. These characters are distributed as a north-s
outh cline, probably reflecting adaptations to environmental condition
s. However, the great number of characteristics without geographical p
attern suggests that part of the morphometric variability is due to lo
cal stochastic divergences.