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Information about Pilar de la Rua

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Degree in Biology. University of Murcia. June 1993.
European PhD in Biology. University of Murcia. May 1999.
Assistant Professorship. University of Murcia. February 2011.

Scientific visits and stays

1. School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK) 1996
2. Institut für Biologie und Okologie, Technische Universität Berlín (Germany) 1997-1999
3. Institut für Zoologie, Martin Luther Universität, Halle a.d. Saale (Germany) 1999-2000
4. Zoological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhague (Denmark) 2003
5. Departamento de Biología, Universidade da Madeira, Madeira (Portugal) 2005, 2006

Institutional Affiliation

Area of Animal Biology, Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Spain

Research Interests

  • honey bees
  • stingless bees
  • molecular characterization
  • mitochondrial DNA
  • microsatellites
  • biodiversity
  • conservation

Research Area in COLOSS

WG4

List of Publications

1.  De la Rúa P., Galián J., Pedersen B. V., Serrano J. 2006. Molecular characterization and population structure of Apis mellifera from Madeira and the Azores. Apidologie 37: 699-708

2.   Abrahamovich A.H., Atela O., De la Rúa P., Galián J. 2007. Assessment of the mitochondrial origin of honeybees from Argentina. Journal of Apicultural Research 46: 191-194                         

3.   De la Rúa P., Fuchs S., Serrano J. 2007. A scientific note on the ITS-1 region of Apis mellifera subspecies. Apidologie 38: 378-379De la Rúa P., May-Itzá W. de J. Serrano J., Quezada-Euán J.J.G. 2007. Sequence and RFLP analysis of the ITS2 ribosomal DNA in two Neotropical social bees, Melipona beecheii and Melipona yucatanica (Apidae: Meliponini). Insectes Sociaux 54: 418-423

4.   Cánovas F., De la Rúa P., Serrano J., Galián J. 2008. Geographic patterns of mitochondrial DNA variation in Apis mellifera iberiensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 46: 24-30

5.   Muñoz I., Garrido-Bailón E., Martín-Hernández R., Meana A., Higes M., De la Rúa P. 2008. Genetic profile of Varroa destructor infesting Apis mellifera iberiensis colonies. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 47: 172-175

6.   Hernández-García R., De la Rúa P., Serrano J. 2009. Mating frequency of Apis mellifera iberiensis queens. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 48: 121-125                                      A

7.   Shaibi T., Muñoz I., Dall´Olio R., Lodesani M., De la Rúa P., Moritz R.F.A. 2009. Apis mellifera evolutionary lineages in Northern Africa: Libya, where Orient meets Occident. Insectes Sociaux 56 293- 300 (DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0023-3)

8.   De la Rúa P., Jaffé R., Dall´Olio R., Muñoz I., Serrano J. 2009. Biodiversity, conservation and current threats to European honeybees. Apidologie 40: 263–284

9.   May-Itzá W. de J., Quezada-Euán J.J.G., De la Rúa P. 2009. Intraspecific variation in the stingless bee Melipona beecheii assessed with PCR-RFLP of the ITS1 ribosomal DNA. Apidologie 40: 549-555

10. Muñoz I., Dall´Olio R., Lodesani M., De la Rúa P. 2009. Population genetic structure of coastal Croatian honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica). Apidologie 40: 617-626 (DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009041)

11. Jaffé R., Dietemann V., Allsopp M.H., Costa C., Crewe R.M., Dall’Olio R., De la Rúa P., El-Niweiri M.A.A., Fries I., Kezic N., Meusel M.S., Paxton R.J., Shaibi T., Stolle E., Moritz R.F.A. 2010. Estimating the density of honeybee colonies across their natural range to fill the gap in pollinator decline censuses. Conservation Biology 24: 583-593 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01331.x)

12. May-Itzá W. de J., Quezada-Euán J.J.G., Medina Medina L. A., Enríquez E., De la Rúa P. 2010. Morphometric and genetic differentiation in isolated populations of the endangered Mesoamerican stingless bee Melipona yucatanica (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) suggest the existence of a two species complex. Conservation Genetics 11: 2079–2084 (DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0087-7)

13. Bouga M., Bienkowska M., Büchler R., Cauia E., Alaux C., Chlebo R., Dahle B., Dall'Olio R., De la Rúa P., Gregorc A., Ivanova E., Kiprijanovska H., Kence A., Kence M., Kezic N., Kozmus P., Kryger P., Le Conte Y., Lodesani M., Murilhas A.M., Siceanu A., Soland G., Uzunov A., Wilde J.. 2011. A Review of Methods for Discrimination of Honey Bee Populations as Applied to European Beekeeping. Journal of Apicultural Research 50(1): 51-84.

14. Cánovas F., De la Rúa P., Serrano J., Galián J. 2011. Microsatellite variability reveals beekeeping influences on Iberian honeybee populations. Apidologie (en prensa)

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