The polygyny of Melipona bicolor : scramble competition among queens

The stingless bee Melipona bicolor is facultatively polygynous, a unique character among the bees. Polygynous colonies were not more productive than monogynous colonies. During the process of provisioning and oviposition of cells (POP) a queen may be either alone or together with one or two other qu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Apidologie 2006-03, Vol.37 (2), p.222-239
Hauptverfasser:	Velthuis, Hayo H.W., De Vries, Han, Imperatriz–Fonseca, Vera L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural sciences Animal biology Animal production studies Biodiversity Ecology, environment Invertebrate Zoology Life Sciences Melipona bicolor
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