Labor division in Melipona compressipes fasciculata Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae)
Labor division in the stingless bee Melipona compressipes fasciculata Smith was analyzed and compared with that of other eusocial bees Meliponini and Trigonini. The results showed a sequence of activities which was similar to that of other stingless bees already studied, such as: grooming; cerumen work; cell construction; cleaning; the colony; provisioning and oviposition process; ventilation; enclosure gap; nectar reception; and foraging.
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
1997
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0301-80591997000100020 |
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