Morphometrical, biochemical and molecular tools for assessing biodiversity. An example in Plebeia remota (Holmberg, 1903) (Apidae, Meliponini)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-237

  Francisco, F O ^a   Nunes Silva, P ^a   Francoy, T M ^a   Wittmann, D ^b   Imperatriz Fonseca, V L ^a   Arias, M C ^a   Morgan, E D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Geometric morphometrics; mtDNA; Plebeia remota

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; CUTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE FLOW; HYDROCARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM; TAXONOMY; WING;

BRAZIL; CUNHA; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; PLEBEIA REMOTA;

EID: 51349125204     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0992-7     Document Type: Article

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