Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil
Joint Authors
do Nascimento, Daniela Lima
Nascimento, Fabio Santos do
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study reports the influence of season on foraging activities and internal colonial parameters of Melipona asilvai in an Atlantic forest area of northeast Brazil.
We used video cameras connected to a PC to monitor all departures and returns of foragers and the types of materials they carried.
Foraging activities decreased almost 90% from dry to rainy seasons, but temperature and humidity were not the main factors influencing departures.
Observed honey storage and an extreme cutback in activities during the rainy period suggest a seasonal diapause in this species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
do Nascimento, Daniela Lima& Nascimento, Fabio Santos do. 2012. Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458824
Modern Language Association (MLA)
do Nascimento, Daniela Lima& Nascimento, Fabio Santos do. Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458824
American Medical Association (AMA)
do Nascimento, Daniela Lima& Nascimento, Fabio Santos do. Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458824
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458824