Population Structure of Melipona subnitida Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) at the Southern Limit of its Distribution Based on Geometric Morphometrics of Forewings

Population Structure of Melipona subnitida Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) at the Southern Limit of its Distribution Based on Geometric Morphometrics of Forewings

Bees provide fundamental services to humanity, and the world has been concerned about the rapid loss of genetic diversity that these organisms have been suffering. The stingless bee Melipona subnitida is endemic to northeastern Brazil and has high potential for the production of honey and wax; it is...

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Main Authors: Cândida Beatriz Lima, lorena Andrade Nunes, Márcia de Fátima Ribeiro, Carlos Alfredo Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Meliponiculture
jandaira bee
geometric morphometrics
Procrustes superposition
shape
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/491

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