THE EVOLUTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF POLLEN USE AS PROTEIN RESOURCE BY TRIGONINI BEES (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE, MELIPONINAE)

  • Dacruzlandim, C.
  • Doserrao, J. E.
Publication date
June 1994
Publisher
Assn Advan Zoology
Journal
issn:0253-7214

Abstract

The origin of bees was marked by the change from the use of animal of vegetal protein to feed the larvae. The advantages of this change and the existence of some necrophagous species among the bees is discussed regarding to the poor digestibility of pollen

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