Morfologi dan variasi morfometrik lebah tanpa sengat di Kepulauan Maluku, Indonesia
Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2021 Stingless bees are widely distributed in tropical regions including Indonesia, and currently three species of stingless bee have been recorded in the Moluccas.
Yofian Anaktototy +4 more
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Appetite for self-destruction: suicidal biting as a nest defense strategy in Trigona stingless bees [PDF]
, 2014 Self-sacrificial behavior represents an extreme and relatively uncommon form of altruism in worker insects. It can occur, however, when inclusive fitness benefits are high, such as when defending the nest.
Al Toufailia, Hasan +5 more
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Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil
Sociobiology, 2021 Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on ...
Sérgio Nogueira Pereira +4 more
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The Role of Landscapes and Landmarks in Bee Navigation: A Review. [PDF]
, 2019 The ability of animals to explore landmarks in their environment is essential to their fitness. Landmarks are widely recognized to play a key role in navigation by providing information in multiple sensory modalities. However, what is a landmark?
Kheradmand, Bahram, Nieh, James C
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Stingless bees play a crucial role in the environment and agriculture as they are effective pollinators. Furthermore, they can produce various products that can be exploited economically, such as propolis and honey.
Chainarong Sinpoo +9 more
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Microbial communities of three sympatric Australian stingless bee species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bacterial symbionts of insects have received increasing attention due to their prominent role in nutrient acquisition and defense. In social bees, symbiotic bacteria can maintain colony homeostasis and fitness, and the loss or alteration of the bacterial
Sara D Leonhardt, Martin Kaltenpoth
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Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia, 2023 Tropical lowland rainforest conversion leads to decreases diversity and population in insect pollinators, including stingless bees. However, how stingless bees respond to this conversion is still being studied.
Zumaida Nur Pulungan +5 more
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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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When resistance is useless: policing and the evolution of reproductive acquiescence in insect societies [PDF]
, 2004 In social groups composed of kin, inclusive fitness benefits can favor greater cooperation. Alternatively, cooperation can be enforced through the policing of less cooperative individuals.
Hart, A.G. +2 more
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Differentiation of argentine propolis from different species of bees and geographical origins by UV spectroscopy and chemometric analysis [PDF]
, 2018 Bees collect vegetal resins that they mix with their wax and mechanical impurities to elaborate propolis, whose chemical composition is complex and variable depending on botanical/geographical origin, type of bee, time of year when it was produced and ...
Borelli, Romina +7 more
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