<b>Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) present in the flowers of the balsa wood <em>Ochroma lagopus</em> Swartz, 1788</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v32i4.7103
The flower of balsa wood holds about 10 to 15 mL of nectar, which helps attracting pollinating agents, since the genus Ochroma is incapable of self-fertilization. However, a high mortality of bees is observed in these flowers. The present study investigated the frequency and constancy of mortality o...
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/7103 |