2000
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71082000000200014
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Flight activity and colony strength in the stingless bee Melipona bicolor bicolor (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Abstract: o 55'W), Atlantic Forest, was studied in ten colonies, and in two periods: from July to September 1993 and from August to September 1995. The colonies were grouped in weak, medium and strong, according to the diameter of the combs, which can provide a good idea of the number of cells built. 855 observations were accomplished for 5 minutes, every half-hour, from 8 to 18 hours. The total number of bees that entered and left the hive and the number of bees that arrived with mud, pollen and resin, besides the numb… Show more

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“…4) illustrates the interactions between sample groups and visiting bees, clearly showing the shared and the exclusive bee species in the four sample groups of D. kunthii. Th e existence of unique species (visitors of only one sample group) is in agreement with the perspective that oscillations in the composition of the visiting guild depends more upon the characteristics of each species of visitor (Ramalho et a.l 1994(Ramalho et a.l , 1998Herrera 1995;1997) and especially upon agonistic interactions and the proximity of the fl oral source to the nesting sites of the bees (Hilário et al~. 2000;Kajobe et al 2007).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
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“…4) illustrates the interactions between sample groups and visiting bees, clearly showing the shared and the exclusive bee species in the four sample groups of D. kunthii. Th e existence of unique species (visitors of only one sample group) is in agreement with the perspective that oscillations in the composition of the visiting guild depends more upon the characteristics of each species of visitor (Ramalho et a.l 1994(Ramalho et a.l , 1998Herrera 1995;1997) and especially upon agonistic interactions and the proximity of the fl oral source to the nesting sites of the bees (Hilário et al~. 2000;Kajobe et al 2007).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…Th e causes that govern interpopulation variation of pollinators for a certain plant species, which consequently promote generalised pollination systems, are diverse. Th ese causes may be nested according to the ecophysiological requirements of the pollinator (Ramalho et a.l 1994;Herrera 1995;1997;Hilário et al 2000;Kajobe et al 2007), plant population size (Eckhart 1991;Conner & Neumeier 1995;Roll et al 1997), and competition with more sympatric species (Caruso 2000).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2). Além da influên-cia direta das variações meteorológicas, a alteração do comportamento externo das operárias pode ser atribuída à variação diária e/ou sazonal do fluxo de recursos alimentares, em concordância com a interpretação de HILÁRIO et al (2000).…”
Section: Revista Brasileira De Zoologia 22 (3): 680-686 Setembro 2005unclassified
“…I), e a partir destes valores tendem a tornaram-se mais intensas nos dois perío-dos (Figs 3 e 4). Em estudos com a mesma subespécie, em São Paulo (janeiro-julho/1982), a temperatura registrada para o iní-cio dos vôos foi de 17-18°C, com maior intensidade das atividades entre 21-28°C ( KLEINERT-GIOVANNINI & IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA 1986 RATRIZ-FONSECA 1986, HILÁRIO et al 2000 observa-se que as duas subespécies de M. marginata exigem maior temperatura para início das atividades de vôo.…”
Section: Revista Brasileira De Zoologia 22 (3): 680-686 Setembro 2005unclassified
“…Além disto, outros fatores, separados ou em conjunto, também podem afetar a atividade de vôo, como as condições internas da colônia (Hilário et al 2000, Fidalgo & Kleinert 2007), a divisão de tarefas (Biesmeijer & Tóth 1998, Nunes-Silva 2007, a fisiologia e o tamanho das abelhas (Imperatriz-Fonseca et al 1985), a temporização interna das abelhas (Mohammed & Starr 1999, Bellusci & Marques 2001, Hilário et al 2003, a diapausa reprodutiva (Pick & Blochtein 2002), a recompensa calórica do néctar (Roubik & Buchmann 1984), a disponibilidade de recursos florais na natureza (Nagamitsu & Inoue 2002, Pierrot & Schlindwein 2003 ou em estufa (Bruijn et al 1991, Bruijn & Sommeijer 1997) e a sazonalidade (Heard & Hendrikz 1993, Hilário & Imperatriz-Fonseca 2002, Borges & Blochtein 2005, Cortopassi-Laurino et al 2007.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified