Very low mitochondrial variability in a stingless bee endemic to cerrado

Partamona mulata is a stingless bee species endemic to cerrado, a severely threatened phytogeographical domain. Clearing for pasture without proper soil treatment in the cerrado facilitates the proliferation of termite ground nests, which are the nesting sites for P. mulata. The genetic consequences...

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Main Authors: Rute Magalhães Brito, Flávio de Oliveira Francisco, Elaine Françoso, Leandro Rodrigues Santiago, Maria Cristina Arias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2013-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572013000100018