Geographic distribution and spatial differentiation in the color pattern of abdominal stripes of the neotropical stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera:Apidae)

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-219

  Batalha Filho, Henrique ^a   Melo, Gabriel A R ^b   Waldschmidt, Ana M ^c   Campos, Lucio A O ^a   Fernandes Salomão, Tânia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Biogeography; mtDNA COI

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 77954355872     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702009000200003     Document Type: Article

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