Exceptional high queen production in the Brazilian stingless bee Plebeia remota

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-114

  Ribeiro, Márcia De F ^a   Imperatriz Fonseca, Vera L ^a   Santos Filho, Pérsio De S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Plebeia remota; Queen production; Queen size variation; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MELIPONINAE; PLEBEIA; PLEBEIA REMOTA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 0038556515     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.38.2.111.15925     Document Type: Article

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