Five egg-laying queens in a single colony of brazilian stingless bees (Melipona scutellaris Latreille
Polygyny, characterized by the presence of several egg-laying queens, is considered as a temporary colony status. In stingless bees it is rarely observed. This paper reports the first case of natural polygyny in Melipona scutellaris colony, with five egg-laying queens.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672011000100014 |
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