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Viana,Jaqueline Lemos; Sousa,Henrique de Abreu Cerqueira; Alves,Rogério Marcos de Oliveira; Pereira,Derval Gomes; Silva Jr.,Juvenal Cordeiro; Paixão,Joana Fidelis da; Waldschmidt,Ana Maria. |
Melipona mondury Smith 1863 is an important stingless bee species pollinator and honey/pollen producer, but threatened by fragmentation of habitats throughout its range. This article presents the identification and partial characterization of nesting substrates, bionomic including population features of M. mondury by comparing data between nest architecture of natural beehive and boxes colonies. Nineteen colonies (13 in boxes and six in beehives) were analyzed with regards to substrate nesting, nest characteristics (e.g. length and width of the combs, height and diameter of the pollen and honey jar) and bee population. The average volume and diameter of the trunks cavities used for nesting of M.mondury were18.4 L and 15.8 cm; the average number of combs... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Nest architecture; Nesting substrate; Rational management; Stingless bees. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032015000300102 |
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