Genetics of honeybee populations

Last updated on Mar 1, 2022

In colloboration with our colleagues from the Honeybee genomics group in GenPhySE, we develop new statitical methods for analysing genetic and phenotypic data in honeybee populations. The peculiarity of this species is that the phenotypicaly and geneticly relevant unit of observation is the colony made of one inseminated queen and thousands of daughters. We develop statistical method to describe and exploit the genetic and to some extent phenotypic diversity of colonies to understand the evolutionary history and genetic architecture of traits of this peculiar domesticated speices.

This collaboration initiated by a CASDAR project and followed by a large scale FranceAgrimer project to survey /Varroa/ resistance in French colonies (see ITSAP blog (fr) coordinated by Labogena

Honeybee population genetics
Researcher in Statistical Genetics

My research interests include statistics, genetics and evolution.

Publications

Sequence-based genome-wide association studies reveal the polygenic architecture of Varroa destructor resistance in Western honey bees Apis mellifera
Honey bees, Apis mellifera, have experienced the full impacts of globalisation, including the recent invasion by the parasite Varroa …
Sonia E. Eynard, Fanny Mondet, Benjamin Basso, Olivier Bouchez, Tabatha Bulach, Yves Le Conte, Benjamin Dainat, Axel Decourtye, Lucie Genestout, Matthieu Guichard, François Guillaume, Emmanuelle Labarthe, Barbara Locke, Rachid Mahla, Joachim de Miranda, Markus Neuditschko, Florence Phocas, Yannick Poquet, Christina Sann, Rémi-Félix Serre, Kamila Tabet, Alain Vignal, Bertrand Servin
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The Black Honey Bee Genome: Insights on Specific Structural Elements and a First Step towards Pan-Genomes
Background The actual honey bee reference genome, HAv3.1, was produced from a commercial line sample, thought to have a largely …
Sonia E Eynard, Christophe Klopp, Kamila Canale-Tabet, William Marande, Celine Vandecasteele, Celine Lopez-Roques, Quentin Boone, Cecile Donnadieu, Bertrand Servin, Alain Vignal
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Reconstructing Queen Genotypes by Pool Sequencing Colonies in Eusocial Insects: Statistical Methods and Their Application to Honeybee
Eusocial insects are crucial to many ecosystems, and particularly the honeybee (Apis mellifera). One approach to facilitate their study …
Sonia E. Eynard, Alain Vignal, Benjamin Basso, Kamila Canale-Tabet, Yves Le Conte, Axel Decourtye, Lucie Genestout, Emmanuelle Labarthe, Fanny Mondet, Bertrand Servin
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Reconstructing Queen Genotypes by Pool Sequencing Colonies in Eusocial Insects: Statistical Methods and Their Application to Honeybee
Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Calmness and Gentleness in Honey Bees Using Whole-Genome Sequences
The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTL) through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) is a powerful method for unravelling …
M. Guichard, B. Dainat, S. Eynard, A. Vignal, B. Servin, M. Neuditschko
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Evaluation of Suppressed Mite Reproduction (SMR) Reveals Potential for Varroa Resistance in European Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera L.)
In the fight against the Varroa destructor mite, selective breeding of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations that are resistant to …
Fanny Mondet, Melanie Parejo, Marina D. Meixner, Cecilia Costa, Per Kryger, Sreten Andonov, Bertrand Servin, Benjamin Basso, Małgorzata Bieńkowska, Gianluigi Bigio, Eliza Căuia, Valentina Cebotari, Bjorn Dahle, Marica Maja Dražić, Fani Hatjina, Marin Kovačić, Justinas Kretavicius, Ana S. Lima, Beata Panasiuk, M. Alice Pinto, Aleksandar Uzunov, Jerzy Wilde, Ralph Büchler
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Descriptive Analysis of the Varroa Non-reproduction Trait in Honey Bee Colonies and Association with Other Traits Related to Varroa Resistance
In the current context of worldwide honey bee colony losses, among which the varroa mite plays a major role, hope to improve honey bee …
Sonia E. Eynard, Christina Sann, Benjamin Basso, Anne-Laure Guirao, Yves Le Conte, Bertrand Servin, Lea Tison, Alain Vignal, Fanny Mondet
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