Chemical analyses confirm a rare case of seed dispersal by bees

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 618-626

  Nunez, Cecilia Veronica ^a   Oliveira, Marcio Luiz De ^a   Lima, Renata Duarte ^a   Diaz, Ingrit Elida Collantes ^b   Sargentini Jr , Ézio ^a   Pereira Jr , Orlando Libório ^a   Araújo, Lidia Medina ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apidae; Coussapoa; Insect plant interaction; Mellitochory; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

BEE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FRUIT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RARITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SUGAR; ZOOCHORY;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; AVES; COUSSAPOA; COUSSAPOA ASPERIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 58149129493     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008047     Document Type: Article

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