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Prospects in Connecting Genetic Variation to Variation in Fertility in Male Bees

by
Garett P. Slater
1,
Nicholas M. A. Smith
2 and
Brock A. Harpur
1,*
1
Department of Entomology, Purdue University, 901 W State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
2
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Genes 2021, 12(8), 1251; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12081251
Submission received: 9 July 2021 / Revised: 13 August 2021 / Accepted: 14 August 2021 / Published: 16 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Male Reproduction: Regulation, Differentiation and Epigenetics)
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Abstract

Bees are economically and ecologically important pollinating species. Managed and native bee species face increasing pressures from human-created stressors such as habitat loss, pesticide use, and introduced pathogens. There has been increasing attention towards how each of these factors impacts fertility, especially sperm production and maintenance in males. Here, we turn our attention towards another important factor impacting phenotypic variation: genetics. Using honey bees as a model, we explore the current understanding of how genetic variation within and between populations contributes to variation in sperm production, sperm maintenance, and insemination success among males. We conclude with perspectives and future directions in the study of male fertility in honey bees and non-Apis pollinators more broadly, which still remain largely understudied.
Keywords: honey bee; spermatogenesis; male fertility honey bee; spermatogenesis; male fertility

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Slater, G.P.; Smith, N.M.A.; Harpur, B.A. Prospects in Connecting Genetic Variation to Variation in Fertility in Male Bees. Genes 2021, 12, 1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12081251

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Slater GP, Smith NMA, Harpur BA. Prospects in Connecting Genetic Variation to Variation in Fertility in Male Bees. Genes. 2021; 12(8):1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12081251

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Slater, Garett P., Nicholas M. A. Smith, and Brock A. Harpur. 2021. "Prospects in Connecting Genetic Variation to Variation in Fertility in Male Bees" Genes 12, no. 8: 1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12081251

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Slater, G. P., Smith, N. M. A., & Harpur, B. A. (2021). Prospects in Connecting Genetic Variation to Variation in Fertility in Male Bees. Genes, 12(8), 1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12081251

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