Five egg-laying queens in a single colony of brazilian stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris Latreille
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01/03/2011
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| Resumo |
Polygyny, characterized by the presence of several egg-laying queens, is considered as a temporary colony status. In stingless bees it is rarely observed. This paper reports the first case of natural polygyny in Melipona scutellaris colony, with five egg-laying queens. |
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| Identificador |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000100014 |
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en |
| Publicador |
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia |
| Fonte |
Acta Amazonica v.41 n.1 2011 |
| Palavras-Chave | #Meliponini #"uruçu" stingless bee #physogastric queens |
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journal article |
