Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini)
The aim of the present study was to characterize the variation of the chemical profiles among workers in different colonies of the stingless bee Melipona marginata. We used gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (CG-MS) and multivariate analysis of the bees’ chemical from three colonies of two loc...
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| description | The aim of the present study was to characterize the variation of the chemical profiles among workers in different colonies of the stingless bee Melipona marginata. We used gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (CG-MS) and multivariate analysis of the bees’ chemical from three colonies of two localities in southeast Brazil. The results showed that cuticular hydrocarbon profiles clearly separated distinct colonies. We show here the importance of using the chemical analyses for characterization of colony membership, in addition of the traditional techniques of diversity analyses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9c6f3f29f4147c4a6859b91479d9a372022-12-21T21:04:32ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672015-08-0159310.13102/sociobiology.v59i3.881Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini)Maria Juliana Ferreira-Caliman0Fábio Santos do Nascimento1University of São PauloUniversidade de São PauloThe aim of the present study was to characterize the variation of the chemical profiles among workers in different colonies of the stingless bee Melipona marginata. We used gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (CG-MS) and multivariate analysis of the bees’ chemical from three colonies of two localities in southeast Brazil. The results showed that cuticular hydrocarbon profiles clearly separated distinct colonies. We show here the importance of using the chemical analyses for characterization of colony membership, in addition of the traditional techniques of diversity analyses.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/881stingless beescuticular hydrocarbonscolonial signaturegas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| spellingShingle | Maria Juliana Ferreira-Caliman Fábio Santos do Nascimento Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) Sociobiology stingless bees cuticular hydrocarbons colonial signature gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| title | Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) |
| title_full | Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) |
| title_fullStr | Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) |
| title_short | Cuticular Hydrocarbons Discriminate Distinct Colonies of Melipona marginata (Hymenoptera, Apinae, Meliponini) |
| title_sort | cuticular hydrocarbons discriminate distinct colonies of melipona marginata hymenoptera apinae meliponini |
| topic | stingless bees cuticular hydrocarbons colonial signature gas chromatography-mass spectrometry |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/881 |
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