The evolution of haploid chromosome numbers in Meliponini.
PLoS ONE, 2019 It is thought that two evolutionary mechanisms gave rise to chromosomal variation in bees: the first one points to polyploidy as the main cause of chromosomal evolution, while the second, Minimum Interaction Theory (MIT), is more frequently used to ...
Natália Martins Travenzoli +5 more
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Overview of Stingless Bees in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)
EntomoBrasilis, 2023 Species richness of stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) was organized and updated from previously published data. From this research, we found 28 genera with 259 valid species and 62 undescribed species, in addition, brief comments on the ...
David Silva Nogueira
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Colony strength and queen replacement in Melipona marginata (Apidae: Meliponini) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2005 Physogastric queens of Melipona marginata were removed from their colonies in order to verify the acceptance of a new queen by workers. Colony strength was evaluated according to queen oviposition rate and comb diameters. Replacement was observed seven times.
Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert
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Stingless bees (Meliponini): senses and behavior [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2016 Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) are by far the largest group of eusocial bees on Earth. Due to the diversity of evolutionary responses to specific ecological challenges, the Meliponini are well suited for comparative studies of the various adaptations to the environment found in highly eusocial bees.
Michael Hrncir +2 more
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Stingless bee keeping: Biocultural conservation and agroecological education
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionStingless bee breeding, also called Meliponiculture, has existed for thousands of years in Mesoamerica among a variety of rural and indigenous cultures.
Elda Miriam Aldasoro Maya +7 more
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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 +6 more
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Exocrine glands of Schwarziana quadripunctata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2001 This article describes the location, anatomy, histology and ontogeny of adult Schwarziana quadripunctata exocrine glands. These glands appear either as individualized organs (salivary gland system and Dufour gland) or as epidermis differentiation (tegumentary glands).
Cruz-Landim, C., Reginato, R. D.
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Meliponini Neotropicais: o gênero Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) Neotropical Meliponini: the genus Dolichotrigona Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apinae) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2005 O gênero neotropical de abelhas-sem-ferrão Dolichotrigona Moure, 1950, é revisado. Sete espécies novas são descritas: D. mendersoni sp. nov. (Brasil: AM, AC, RO), D. clavicornis sp. nov. (Brasil: AC), D. rondoni sp. nov. (Brasil: RO), D. tavaresi sp. nov. (Brasil: AM, AC), D. browni sp. nov. (Brasil: RO, AC, MT; Peru, Equador, Bolívia), D.
João M. F. Camargo, Silvia R. M. Pedro
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Native and ornamental exotic resources in pollen loads and garbage pellets of four stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) in an urban environment with riparian native forest [PDF]
, 2019 An entomopalynological study to assess pollen use by wild bees was performed in an urban environment with riparian native forest in the Chaco region of Argentina.
Vossler, Favio Gerardo
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Waste management in the stingless bee Melipona beecheii Bennett (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
, 2014 Waste management is important in insect societies because waste can be hazardous to adults, brood and food stores. The general organization of waste management and the influence of task partitioning, division of labor and age polyethism on waste ...
Hart, Adam G +2 more
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