Recognition and Defensive Behavior of Nannotrigona testaceicornis Workers (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Intra and Inter-colonial Bioassays

Recognition and Defensive Behavior of Nannotrigona testaceicornis Workers (Lepeletier, 1836) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Intra and Inter-colonial Bioassays

Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Lepeletier, 1836) is a stingless bee with wide distribution in the Brazilian territory. Despite its importance in meliponiculture and pollination, there are still few behavioral studies related to the species. The aim of this work was to characterize the recognition and...

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Main Authors: Catarina Silva Correia, Raquel Pérez-Maluf, Marco Antonio Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2023-03-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Acceptance
defense
Meliponini
rejection
Stingless bees
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/8778

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