Inferences of evolutionary and ecological events that influenced the population structure of Plebeia remota, a stingless bee from Brazil

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-224

  Francisco, Flávio De Oliveira ^a   Arias, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meliponini; MtDNA; Population genetics; Rflp; Stachellose Bienen

Indexed keywords

BEE; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PALEOCLIMATE; PHILOPATRY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY; UPLIFT;

BRAZIL;

MELIPONINAE; PLEBEIA REMOTA;

EID: 77950533386     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009079     Document Type: Article

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