Genetic variability of behaviorin Melipona quadrifasciata(Hymenoptera: Meliponinae)

Observation colonies containing only young workers from 10 matrix colonies were set up to investigate the genetic aspects involved in task division in Melipona quadrifasciata. Wide variation among origins was observed for all behaviors analyzed, but these differences were significant only for brood cell construction and propolis preparation

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Main Authors: Waldschmidt,Ana Maria, Campos,Lúcio Antônio Oliveira, Marco Jr.,Paulo De
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 1997
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-84551997000400007
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