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Fine-tuning the buzz: comparing visitation frequency and pollination effectiveness in plant-pollinator networks. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary Ecological network approaches have advanced our understanding of how species interactions influence community and evolutionary dynamics. However, a key limitation is that most network analyses rely solely on visitation data, often overlooking functional aspects of interactions.
Valadão-Mendes LB, Santana PC, Rech AR, Brito VLG, Maruyama PK.   +4 more
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Impact of genus (Geotrigona, Melipona, Scaptotrigona) on the targeted 1H-NMR organic profile, and authenticity test by interphase emulsion of honey processed in cerumen pots by stingless bees in Ecuador

Current Research in Food Science, 2023
The biodiversity of Ecuadorian stingless bees is almost 200 species. Traditional pot-honey harvest in Ecuador is mostly done from nests of the three genera selected here Geotrigona Moure, 1943, Melipona Illiger, 1806, and Scaptotrigona Moure, 1942.
Patricia Vit, Jane van der Meulen, Maria Diaz, Silvia R.M. Pedro, Isabelle Esperança, Rahimah Zakaria, Gudrun Beckh, Favian Maza, Gina Meccia, Michael S. Engel   +9 more
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10-hydroxy-2E-decenoic acid (10HDA) does not promote caste differentiation in Melipona scutellaris stingless bees

Scientific Reports, 2021
In bees from genus Melipona, differential feeding is not enough to fully explain female polyphenism. In these bees, there is a hypothesis that in addition to the environmental component (food), a genetic component is also involved in caste ...
Luiza Diniz Ferreira Borges, Letícia Leandro Batista, Serena Mares Malta, Tamiris Sabrina Rodrigues, Jéssica Regina da Costa Silva, Gabriela Venturini, Alexandre da Costa Pereira, Pedro Henrique Gonçalves Guedes, Carlos Ueira-Vieira, Ana Maria Bonetti   +9 more
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Morfologia externa de Melipona (Melipona) marginata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 1967
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Camargo, Joao M. F., Kerr, Warwick E., Lopes, Catalina R.   +2 more
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Comparative cytogenetics in three Melipona species (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with two divergent heterochromatic patterns

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2018
The genus Melipona is subdivided into four subgenera based on morphological characteristics, and two groups based on cytogenetic patterns. The cytogenetic information on this genus is still scarce, therefore, the goal of this study was to characterize ...
Marina Souza da Cunha, Natália Martins Travenzoli, Riudo de Paiva Ferreira, Edson Kuatelela Cassinela, Henrique Barbosa da Silva, Francisco Plácido Magalhães Oliveira, Tânia Maria Fernandes Salomão, Denilce Meneses Lopes   +7 more
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Tragedy of the commons in Melipona bees [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2004
In human society selfish use of common resources can lead to disaster, a situation known as the 'tragedy of the commons' (TOC). Although a TOC is usually prevented by coercion, theory predicts that close kinship ties can also favour reduced exploitation. We test this prediction using data on a TOC occurring in Melipona bee societies.
Wenseleers, Tom, Ratnieks, Francis L.W.
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Cytogenetic analysis of the Amazon stingless bee Melipona seminigra merrillae reveals different chromosome number for the genus

Scientia Agricola, 2011
Cytogenetic analysis of the Amazon stingless bee Melipona seminigra merrillae, by conventional Giemsa staining and C-banding, revealed a different chromosome number for Melipona: 2n = 22 for females and diploid drones while the haploid drones present n =
Izaura Bezerra Francini, Maria Claudia Gross, Carlos Gustavo Nunes-Silva, Gislene Almeida Carvalho-Zilse   +3 more
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Valor nutricional do mel e pólen de abelhas sem ferrão da região Amazônica Nutricional value of honey and pollen of stingerless bees of the Amazonian region

Acta Amazonica, 2004
Avaliou-se os constituintes nutricionais de amostras do mel e pólen das espécies Melipona seminigra merrillae (jandaíra), Melipona compressipes manaosensis (jupará), Melipona rufiventris paraensis (uruçu boca de ralo), provenientes do meliponário da ...
Rosa Cristina da Silva Souza, Lucia Kiyoko Ozaki Yuyama, Jaime Paiva Lopes Aguiar, Francisco Plácido Magalhães Oliveira   +3 more
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DNA barcoding reveals long-term speciation processes in subspecies of the Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra complex (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2022
The stingless bee Melipona (Michmelia) seminigra Friese is a polytypic species widely distributed in Brazilian Amazon and Bolivia. Seven subspecies are recognized, four are described, which inhabit mutually exclusive areas in the Amazon basin, although ...
Izaura Bezerra FRANCINI, João Marcos Guimarães CAPURUCHO, Antônio Saulo Cunha MACHADO, Carlos Gustavo NUNES-SILVA, Jacqueline Da Silva BATISTA, Luciano COSTA, Gislene Almeida CARVALHO-ZILSE   +6 more
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Physicochemical parameters of Amazon Melipona honey [PDF]

Química Nova, 2007
Stingless bees produce a honey that is different from the Apis honey in terms of composition. There aren't enough data to establish quality control parameters for this product, mainly due to lack of research results. The aim of this work is to evaluate some physicochemical parameters that can be used for the characterization and for the quality control
Almeida-Muradian, Ligia Bicudo de, Matsuda, Adriana Hitomi, Bastos, Deborah Helena Markowicz   +2 more
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