Geographic Distribution, Key Challenges and Prospects for the Conservation of Threatened Stingless Bee Melipona capixaba Moure e Camargo (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Geographic Distribution, Key Challenges and Prospects for the Conservation of Threatened Stingless Bee Melipona capixaba Moure e Camargo (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

The stingless bee Melipona capixaba Moure and Camargo, 1994 is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Its occurrence is restricted to highlands in the Espírito Santo State, and it has possibly the smallest known geographic distribution among the cataloged stingless bees. It is therefore considere...

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Main Authors: Helder Canto Resende, Tânia M. Fernandes-Salomão, M. G. Tavares, Lúcio A. O. Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Meliponini
Endangered Species
Atlantic Forest
Restricted Distribution
Mountain Habitats
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/631

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