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Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony
Joint Authors
Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera Lucia
Nunes-Silva, Patrícia
Santos Filho, Pérsio de Souza
Hilário, Sergio Dias
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-05-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Colonies of the Brazilian stingless bee Plebeia remota show a reproductive diapause in autumn and winter.
Therefore, they present two distinct reproductive states, during which colony needs are putatively different.
Consequently, foraging should be adapted to the different needs.
We recorded the foraging activity of two colonies for 30 days in both phases.
Indeed, it presented different patterns during the two phases.
In the reproductive diapause, the resource predominantly collected by the foragers was nectar.
The majority of the bees were nectar foragers, and the peak of collecting activity occurred around noon.
Instead, in the reproductive phase, the predominantly collected resource was pollen, and the peak of activity occurred around 10:00 am.
Although the majority of the foragers were not specialized in this phase, there were a larger number of pollen foragers compared to the phase of reproductive diapause.
The temperature and relative humidity also influenced the foraging activity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nunes-Silva, Patrícia& Hilário, Sergio Dias& Santos Filho, Pérsio de Souza& Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera Lucia. 2010. Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony. Psyche،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-16.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nunes-Silva, Patrícia…[et al.]. Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony. Psyche No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-16.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nunes-Silva, Patrícia& Hilário, Sergio Dias& Santos Filho, Pérsio de Souza& Imperatriz-Fonseca, Vera Lucia. Foraging Activity in Plebeia remota, a Stingless Bees Species, Is Influenced by the Reproductive State of a Colony. Psyche. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456607
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456607