Exploitation of Floral Resources and Niche Overlap within an Oil-collecting Bee Guild (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in a Neotropical Savanna

Exploitation of Floral Resources and Niche Overlap within an Oil-collecting Bee Guild (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in a Neotropical Savanna

Oil bees exploit host plants for resources to feed the adults and offspring, as well as for the construction of their nests. The aim of the current study is to investigate how the species in this guild distribute their foraging effort, and the range in their niche overlap levels. The bees were sampl...

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Main Authors: Cândida Maria Lima Aguiar, Juliana Caramés, Flavio França, Efigenia Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-05-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
bee-plant interactions
host plants
diet
oil-bees
cerrado
solitary bees
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1250

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