Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador
<p>Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are one of the most diverse and abundant group of pollinators in the Neotropics, playing a fundamental role in tropical ecosystems. The biodiversity of the group is high in certain regions, such as the tropical Andes. However, there is still uncertainty a...
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| author | Víctor García-Olivares Carlos Zaragoza-Trello José Ramirez Anthony Guerrero-Peñaranda Carlos Ruiz |
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| description | <p>Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are one of the most diverse and abundant group of pollinators in the Neotropics, playing a fundamental role in tropical ecosystems. The biodiversity of the group is high in certain regions, such as the tropical Andes. However, there is still uncertainty about the species richness of these bees in Ecuador. In this study, we analysed 118 specimens with landmark-based geometric morphometric methods, using 12 landmarks on the anterior wing venation. Our results show that landmarks position of the wing venation has a high power of resolution, resulting in a fast and cheap first approach to assess effectively the diversity of stingless bees from southern Ecuador.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd472824660a4ffda40a2688c67945d82024-03-02T02:43:30ZengUniversidad San Francisco de Quito USFQACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías1390-53842528-77882015-05-017110.18272/aci.v7i1.226225Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern EcuadorVíctor García-Olivares0Carlos Zaragoza-Trello1José Ramirez2Anthony Guerrero-Peñaranda3Carlos Ruiz4Universidad de las AméricasUniversidad Técnica Particular de LojaUniversidad Nacional de LojaUniversidad Técnica Particular de LojaUniversidad Técnica Particular de Loja<p>Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are one of the most diverse and abundant group of pollinators in the Neotropics, playing a fundamental role in tropical ecosystems. The biodiversity of the group is high in certain regions, such as the tropical Andes. However, there is still uncertainty about the species richness of these bees in Ecuador. In this study, we analysed 118 specimens with landmark-based geometric morphometric methods, using 12 landmarks on the anterior wing venation. Our results show that landmarks position of the wing venation has a high power of resolution, resulting in a fast and cheap first approach to assess effectively the diversity of stingless bees from southern Ecuador.</p>http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/226MeliponiniApidaeHymenopteraabejas sin aguijónbiodiversidadcaracterización rápidapuntos anatómicosmorfometría geométricavenación alar |
| spellingShingle | Víctor García-Olivares Carlos Zaragoza-Trello José Ramirez Anthony Guerrero-Peñaranda Carlos Ruiz Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías Meliponini Apidae Hymenoptera abejas sin aguijón biodiversidad caracterización rápida puntos anatómicos morfometría geométrica venación alar |
| title | Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador |
| title_full | Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador |
| title_short | Rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry: Study case with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) from southern Ecuador |
| title_sort | rapid biodiversity assessment using geometric morphometry study case with stingless bees apidae meliponini from southern ecuador |
| topic | Meliponini Apidae Hymenoptera abejas sin aguijón biodiversidad caracterización rápida puntos anatómicos morfometría geométrica venación alar |
| url | http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/226 |
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