TABLE 4.
Summary of population genetic studies utilizing microsatellites on orchid bees to date including species sampled, location, number of microsatellite loci used, the number of sites included in the analysis, average expected heterozygosity, values of FST -like estimators and Jost’s Dest, and the associated geographic distances between locations for which those estimates were made. Estimators marked with * were significantly different from zero at the P < 0.05 level.
| Reference | Species | Location | # loci | # sites | Hexp | F ST | Jost’D | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freiria et al (2011) | Eufriesea violacea | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 0.74 | 0.02 –0.11* | 0.05 – 0.32* | 130 – 850 km |
| Cerântola et al (2010) | Euglossa cordata | Brazil | 9 | 11 | ----- | 0.003 | ----- | 440 km |
| Suni and Brosi (2011) | Euglossa championi | Costa Rica | 8 | 5 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.031* | 14 km |
| Suni and Brosi (2011) | Eulaema bombiformis | Costa Rica | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0.01* | 0.28* | 14 km |
| Current study | Euglossa championi | Costa Rica | 8 | 4 | 0.43 | 0.015 | 0.10* | 81 km |
| Zimmerman et al (2011) | Euglossa dilemma | Mexico, US | 3 | 8 | 0.82 | 0.051* | ----- | 1000 km |