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. 2016 Nov 29;11(11):e0167233. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167233

Table 2. Effects of environmental propertie and collection month on local genetic diversity in Apis cerana japonica.

Coefficients for standardized explanatory variables estimated in a model with the lowest Akaike’s information criterion are shown.

Standerdized explanatory variable Father Mother
Diversity Heterozygosity Diversity Heterozygosity
Spatial scale* 5 km 2 km 1 km 1 km
Longitudinal periphery (h) -0.138 -0.171 -0.294 -0.094
Altitude (a) 0.089
Slope angle (g) 0.129
Slope south-facing (s) 0.073
Percipitation (p) -0.184 -0.105 -0.181
Mean temperature (t) 0.153 0.172
Maxinum snow depth (w) 0.126
Mean solar radiation (l) 0.105
Season (max: Jun, min: Dec) (j) 0.291 0.123
Season (max: Sep, min: Mar) (b) 0.132 0.226
Paddy field (y) 0.149 0.145
Farmland (f)
Urban area (u) 0.224 0.070
Natural forest (n) -0.093
Artificial forest (c)
Grassland (r)
Landuse diversity (v)

*Spatial scales for the land use properties are examined among 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5-km radii from each site.