Trigona corvina: An Ecological Study Based on Unusual Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis
We found that the nest of Trigona corvina (Apidae; Meliponini) consists mainly of pollen exines from bee excrement, forming a scutellum shield encasing the colony. A 20-year-old nest (1980–2000) from a lowland Panama forested habitat was sawed in half longitudinally, and a 95 cm transect was systema...
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Main Authors: | David W. Roubik, J. Enrique Moreno Patiño |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2009-01-01
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Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/268756 |
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