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Plasticity of stingless bee Melipona fuliginosa Lepeletier to obtain food resources in Amazonia
Sociobiology, 2018 The stingless bee Melipona fuliginosa Lepeletier is described as being aggressive robber, but there is little information about its raids. Here, we describe two different raids of M.
Luciano Costa +3 more
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Observations on the pollination of Rhabdodendron macrophyllum (Spruce ex Benth.) Huber. [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1984 The species Rhabdodendron macrophyllum (Spr. ex Benth.) Hub. (Rhabdondendraceae) was observed in order to determine its pollination mechanism. Although it flowers around the year, there are flowering peaks when it is visited by several species of pollen ...
Bruce Nelson, Ghillean Τ. Prance
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Acta Amazonica, 2011 Polygyny, characterized by the presence of several egg-laying queens, is considered as a temporary colony status. In stingless bees it is rarely observed. This paper reports the first case of natural polygyny in Melipona scutellaris colony, with five egg-
Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho +6 more
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Diploid Male Production of Two Amazonian Melipona Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 The diploid male has already been recorded for Melipona Illger, and herein, in Melipona seminigra merrillae Cockerell and Melipona interrupta manaosensis Schwarz.
Izaura Bezerra Francini +2 more
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Research, Society and Development, 2020 Objetivo: Caracterizar a importância das abelhas sem ferrão e os estudos de atividade antimicrobiana e toxicidade de méis de Melipona rufiventris e Melipona fasciculata. Metodologia: Foi realizado revisão bibliográfica nas bases de dados: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciElo), Google Acadêmico e PubMed.
Acácio Costa Silva +5 more
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Bioscience Journal, 2006 Esse trabalho analisou a região 16S do DNA mitocondrial em populações de Melipona rufiventris do Espírito Santo, comparando a eficiência das técnicas moleculares SSCP (Single Strand Conformation Polymorfism), PCR-RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length ...
Cristina Soares de Sousa +8 more
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Avaliação de alimentadores para abelha mandaçaia (Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides) [PDF]
Archivos de Zootecnia, 2012 Este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar diferentes dispositivos para alimentação de colônias de abelha mandaçaia. Foram avaliados três alimentadores, Eiratama, Pernambucano e Prato, para a alimentação energética. Foram utilizados 5 dispositivos por tratamento, totalizando 15 colônias.
Sampaio,R.B. +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologySpecies of plants used by Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier for pollen and nectar gathering in an urban forest fragment were recorded in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Melipona quadrifasciata visited 22 out of 103 flowering plant species.
Y. Antonini, R. G. Costa, R. P. Martins
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Comparative molecular cytogenetics in Melipona Illiger species (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Sociobiology, 2018 Cytogenetic studies in Melipona are scarce with only 24 species analyzed cytogenetically. Of these, six species had the rDNA sites physically mapped and characterized by Fluorescent in situ Hybridization (fish).
Vanderly Andrade-Souza +5 more
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Physicochemical characteristics of pollen collected by Amazonian stingless bees
Ciência Rural, 2016 : The purpose of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of pollen collected by the Amazonian stingless bees Melipona seminigra and Melipona interrupta , in order to verify whether their characteristics meet the physicochemical ...
Kemilla Sarmento Rebelo +2 more
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