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Stingless Bees in Argentina

2012
This contribution compiles current knowledge of stingless bees in Argentina. There are 33 species in 18 genera distributed in three areas. The highest diversity is found in the northeast, in the Paranaense forest, with 22 species, followed by the Yungas in the northwest, with ten species.
Roig Alsina, Arturo Hernan   +2 more
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Warfare in stingless bees

Insectes Sociaux, 2016
Bees are well known for being industrious pollinators. Some species, however, have taken to invading the nests of other colonies to steal food, nest material or the nest site itself. Despite the potential mortality costs due to fighting with an aggressive opponent, the prospects of a large bounty can be worth the risk.
Gruter, Christoph   +3 more
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Flowers morphology and nectar concentration determine the preferred food source of stingless bee, Heterotrigona itama

, 2021
Heterotrigona itama is a stingless bee species from Meliponini tribe. The bee collects nectar, pollen and resin to produce honey, bee bread, and propolis.
N. Basari   +4 more
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Australian Stingless Bees

2012
To date, there has been relatively little formal research conducted on Australian stingless bees. However, the wealth of knowledge held by stingless bee enthusiasts is invaluable. Further scientific studies are needed to support these beekeepers and to help improve techniques in colony propagation, queen rearing, drone rearing, and, possibly ...
Megan Halcroft   +2 more
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Correlation between total phenolic and flavonoid contents with antioxidant activity of Malaysian stingless bee propolis extract

Journal of Apicultural Research, 2020
Propolis is considered to contain a variety of polyphenols (flavonoids, phenolic acids and their esters), waxes, steroids and terpenoids and its contents may be influenced by the vegetation at the site of collection as well as the species of stingless ...
Nornaimah Asem   +3 more
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Chemical Ecology of Stingless Bees

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2017
Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Meliponini) represent a highly diverse group of social bees confined to the world's tropics and subtropics. They show a striking diversity of structural and behavioral adaptations and are important pollinators of tropical plants.
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Stingless Bees of Guatemala

2012
The stingless bees in Guatemala include at least 33 species that belong to 17 genera and are widely distributed in the country, at different altitudinal ranges and forest types. They forage on flowers of a wide diversity, potentially contributing to their pollination.
Carmen Lucía Yurrita Obiols   +1 more
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Stingless Bees (Meliponini)

2020
The stingless bees represent one of the pinnacles of social organization among insects. Among their distinguishing features are very high species diversity with extreme variation in body size, large,...
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STINGLESS BEES MOUNT DEFENCE

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012
![][1] For insects that live in colonies, social structure appears to be elevated to an art form. Numerous studies have documented that in insect societies the division of labour is typically based on age, whereby developmental maturation determines a specific job delegation ...
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Soldiers in a Stingless Bee.

The American naturalist, 2016
The differentiation of workers into morphological subcastes (e.g., soldiers) represents an important evolutionary transition and is thought to improve division of labor in social insects. Soldiers occur in many ant and termite species, where they make up a small proportion of the workforce. A common assumption of worker caste evolution is that soldiers
Benedikt, Hammel   +5 more
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