@article {9373,
	title = {Phylogenetic relationships of Greek <i>Apis mellifera </i>subspecies based on sequencing of mtDNA segments (COI and ND5)},
	journal = {Journal of Apicultural ResearchJournal of Apicultural ResearchJournal of Apicultural Research},
	volume = {50},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 721EDTimes Cited: 1Cited Reference Count: 51},
	pages = {42-50},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Honey bee Apis mellifera L. populations from various areas of Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Turkey, together with a genetically improved commercial strain exported all over the world were studied using sequencing analysis of two mitochondrial regions, the ND5 and the COI gene segments. The aim of this study was to examine the phylogenetic relationships among these honey bee populations, to investigate the existence of gene flow as a result of migratory beekeeping and commercial breeding, and to find out if these subspecies can be discriminated. Seven and eight different haplotypes were revealed for the COI and ND5 gene segments respectively, while the combined data set consisted of twelve different haplotypes. Among the two DNA segments studied, the highest genetic divergence values were observed in COI. In both genes the highest divergence value was among A. m. ligustica colonies and all others. All the phylogenetic trees constructed by Maximum Parsimony, Neighbour-Joining and Bayesian Inference analyses exhibited exactly the same topology for COI and ND5 separately, as well as for the concatenated data set; A. m. ligustica forms the most distinct clade. Our study presents the first comprehensive sequencing analysis of A. mellifera subspecies occurring in Greece and it is the first time that sequencing data from ND5 mtDNA gene segment have been obtained at the population level.},
	keywords = {4TH LINEAGE, ALIGNMENT, Apidae, Apis mellifera, genetic diversity, Greece, HONEY-BEE, Hymenoptera, microsatellite, MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA VARIATION, mtDNA, phylogenetic relationships, populations, sequencing, variability},
	isbn = {0021-8839},
	author = {Martimianakis, S. and Klossa-Kilia, E. and Bouga, M. and Kilias, G.}
}
@article {5862,
	title = {Comparative assessment of the field-susceptibility of <i>Sesamia nonagrioides </i>to the Cry1Ab toxin in areas with different adoption rates of Bt maize and in Bt-free areas},
	journal = {Crop ProtectionCrop ProtectionCrop Protection},
	volume = {30},
	number = {7},
	year = {2011},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 775YOTimes Cited: 1Cited Reference Count: 36},
	month = {Jul},
	pages = {902-906},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {A three year (2003-2005) field study compared the susceptibility to the Cry1Ab toxin, expressed in Bt maize, of Mediterranean corn borer (MCB) Sesamia nonagrioides populations collected from areas with different adoption rates of Bt maize in Spain with Bt-free areas in Greece. Spain is the only European country where the cultivar Compa CB derived from the event Bt176 was commercially grown, from 1998 to 2005. The large decrease of the titer of the toxin in this cultivar at later growth stages represented the worst-case scenario for resistance development of MCB, since larvae of the second and third generations were exposed to sublethal concentrations of Cry1Ab toxin. Our data revealed that the variation in susceptibility to Cry1Ab for the MCB Spanish field populations analyzed in the three years was very low, with LC(50) values fluctuating between 12 and 30 ngCry1Ab/cm(2), regardless of the region of origin, the type of maize (Bt or non-Bt) and the year. Furthermore, no significant differences were found when comparisons were made with a laboratory population (LC(50) values: 18-26 ng Cry1Ab/cm(2)) or with field populations from Greece (Bt-free areas), which displayed LC(50) values ranging between 22 and 27 ng Cry1Ab/cm(2). Standardizing bioassay protocols proved to be essential for obtaining comparable results. These findings suggest that resistant MCB populations did not evolve in those Spanish maize areas where Compa CB was largely cultivated for eight years, contradicting the expected rapid development of resistance under these unfavourable conditions. Additionally, our results can be used as baseline indices in post-market resistance monitoring programs if Bt maize is introduced in Greece. Further studies should continue, since the insights gained from a resistance monitoring program may help to enhance the durability of Bt maize. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {Bacillus thuringiensis, BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS TOXIN, BASE-LINE, Bioassay, CRAMBIDAE, crops, EUROPEAN CORN-BORER, inheritance, INSECT RESISTANCE, NOCTUIDAE, nonagrioides, OSTRINIA-NUBILALIS LEPIDOPTERA, populations, Resistance Baseline susceptibility, Sesamia, SUSCEPTIBILITY, transgenic maize},
	isbn = {0261-2194},
	author = {Farinos, G. R. and Andreadis, S. S. and De La Poza, M. and Mironidis, G. K. and Ortego, F. and Savopoulou-Soultani, M. and Cast{\'a}nera, P.}
}
