Botanical Preferences of Africanized Bees (Apis mellifera) on the Coast and in the Atlantic Forest of Sergipe, Brazil

Pollen analysis in honey can be used as an alternative method to research into flowers visited by bees in an area. This study aimed to indentify the main floral families in honey from apiaries in the Atlantic Forest and Sergipe state coast. Honey samples from these apiaries were studied, as well as...

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Main Authors: Julio Cesar Melo Poderoso, Maria Emilene Correia de Oliveira, Tácito Moreira da Silva e Souza, Luan Carlos da Paz, Genésio Tâmara Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-02-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/768