Trigona corvina: An Ecological Study Based on Unusual Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis
We found that the nest of Trigona corvina (Apidae; Meliponini) consists mainly of pollen exines from bee excrement, forming a scutellum shield encasing the colony. A 20-year-old nest (1980–2000) from a lowland Panama forested habitat was sawed in half longitudinally, and a 95 cm transect was systema...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/268756 |