Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks
Joint Authors
Giannini, Tereza Cristina
Kleinert, Astrid de Matos Peixoto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Determining bee and plant interactions has an important role on understanding general biology of bee species as well as the potential pollinating relationship between them.
Bee surveys have been conducted in Brazil since the end of the 1960s.
Most of them applied standardized methods and had identified the plant species where the bees were collected.
To analyze the most generalist bees on Brazilian surveys, we built a matrix of bee-plant interactions.
We estimated the most generalist bees determining the three bee species of each surveyed locality that presented the highest number of interactions.
We found 47 localities and 39 species of bees.
Most of them belong to Apidae (31 species) and Halictidae (6) families and to Meliponini (14) and Xylocopini (6) tribes.
However, most of the surveys presented Apis mellifera and/or Trigona spinipes as the most generalist species.
Apis mellifera is an exotic bee species and Trigona spinipes, a native species, is also widespread and presents broad diet breath and high number of individuals per colony.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kleinert, Astrid de Matos Peixoto& Giannini, Tereza Cristina. 2012. Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460878
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kleinert, Astrid de Matos Peixoto& Giannini, Tereza Cristina. Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460878
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kleinert, Astrid de Matos Peixoto& Giannini, Tereza Cristina. Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460878
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460878