Using pollen DNA metabarcoding to profile nectar sources of urban beekeeping in Kōtō-ku, Tokyo

Using pollen DNA metabarcoding to profile nectar sources of urban beekeeping in Kōtō-ku, Tokyo

Abstract Objective Apis mellifera is a species of honeybee that has been introduced around the world as an industrial beekeeping species. Recently, urban beekeeping has attracted attention as a means of ecosystem protection and urban greening. This study aimed to investigate nectar sources of urban...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Tanaka, Akinobu Nozaki, Hazuki Nakadai, Yuh Shiwa, Mariko Shimizu-Kadota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Honeybee
Urban beekeeping
Nectar source
Pollen
DNA metabarcoding
Metagenome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05361-2

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