The stingless bee species Melipona quadrifasciata includes two subspecies, Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioids and Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata. The morphological difference between the two subspecies is the presence of three to five continuous yellow stripes on the terga on the 3rd to 6th segments in workers and males of M. q. quadrifasciata, and two to five interrupted bands in M. q. anthidioides. We identified a DNA marker which is present in M. q. quadrifasciata and absent in M. q. anthidioides. Only one among the M. q. quadrifasciata colonies did not present the marker. It was also absent in bees collected in northern Minas Gerais State (Brazil), despite their morphological resemblance to M. q. quadrifasciata. The marker can ...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
Rapid loss of genetic diversity among eusocial bees, and extinction of their local population has be...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
The endemic range of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier extends from the southern ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
For a study of diversity and genetic structuring in Melipona quadrifasciata, 61 colonies were collec...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
Rapid loss of genetic diversity among eusocial bees, and extinction of their local population has be...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata and M. quadrifasciata anthidioides are subspecies of M. quadr...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
Melipona quadrifasciata is a stingless bee widely found throughout the Brazilian territory, with two...
The endemic range of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier extends from the southern ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
Melipona quadrifasciata ("mandaçaia") can be subdivided into two subspecies: M. q. anthidioides and ...
For a study of diversity and genetic structuring in Melipona quadrifasciata, 61 colonies were collec...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social invertebrates in tr...
Rapid loss of genetic diversity among eusocial bees, and extinction of their local population has be...