Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape

Cities provide resources for animal species that live within them or inhabit their surroundings. This has motivated an increase in ecological studies of urban areas, including the interactions between plants and pollinators. From March 2010 to February 2011, the flowering plants present in the study...

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Autores principales:	Kátia Paula Aleixo, Letícia Biral de Faria, Carlos Alberto Garófalo, Vera Lucia Imperatriz Fonseca, Cláudia Inês da Silva
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	food resource pollen analysis urban flora social bees Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2d7dd520424a48d3a46a637ca1154b142021-12-02T11:30:18ZPollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i3.266-276https://doaj.org/article/2d7dd520424a48d3a46a637ca1154b142013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/153https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525Cities provide resources for animal species that live within them or inhabit their surroundings. This has motivated an increase in ecological studies of urban areas, including the interactions between plants and pollinators. From March 2010 to February 2011, the flowering plants present in the study area, located at the Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, were sampled to evaluate how floral sources were distributed throughout the year. Concurrently, worker bees with pollen loads were collected from four colonies of <em>Frieseomelitta varia</em> (Lepeletier, 1836) to identify the sources used by bees. Despite an increase in plant species abundance in July, plants were in bloom year-round and consequently, the production and supply of floral resources were continuous. The workers collected resources from 77 plant species, but only three were extensively exploited. <em>Delonix regia</em> (Leguminosae), <em>Poincianella pluviosa</em> (Leguminosae) and <em>Ceiba speciosa</em> (Malvaceae) accounted for 42% of total pollen grains quantified during the year, showing that <em>F. varia</em> intensify pollen collection at few sources at spatiotemporal scale. This study emphasizes the importance of native urban flora to maintain <em>F. varia</em> and other bee species. The list of plants presented in this study can be used in the design and planning of urban areas.Kátia Paula AleixoLetícia Biral de FariaCarlos Alberto GarófaloVera Lucia Imperatriz FonsecaCláudia Inês da SilvaUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlefood resourcepollen analysisurban florasocial beesZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 266-276 (2013)
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topic	food resource pollen analysis urban flora social bees Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	food resource pollen analysis urban flora social bees Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Kátia Paula Aleixo Letícia Biral de Faria Carlos Alberto Garófalo Vera Lucia Imperatriz Fonseca Cláudia Inês da Silva Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
description	Cities provide resources for animal species that live within them or inhabit their surroundings. This has motivated an increase in ecological studies of urban areas, including the interactions between plants and pollinators. From March 2010 to February 2011, the flowering plants present in the study area, located at the Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, were sampled to evaluate how floral sources were distributed throughout the year. Concurrently, worker bees with pollen loads were collected from four colonies of <em>Frieseomelitta varia</em> (Lepeletier, 1836) to identify the sources used by bees. Despite an increase in plant species abundance in July, plants were in bloom year-round and consequently, the production and supply of floral resources were continuous. The workers collected resources from 77 plant species, but only three were extensively exploited. <em>Delonix regia</em> (Leguminosae), <em>Poincianella pluviosa</em> (Leguminosae) and <em>Ceiba speciosa</em> (Malvaceae) accounted for 42% of total pollen grains quantified during the year, showing that <em>F. varia</em> intensify pollen collection at few sources at spatiotemporal scale. This study emphasizes the importance of native urban flora to maintain <em>F. varia</em> and other bee species. The list of plants presented in this study can be used in the design and planning of urban areas.
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author	Kátia Paula Aleixo Letícia Biral de Faria Carlos Alberto Garófalo Vera Lucia Imperatriz Fonseca Cláudia Inês da Silva
author_facet	Kátia Paula Aleixo Letícia Biral de Faria Carlos Alberto Garófalo Vera Lucia Imperatriz Fonseca Cláudia Inês da Silva
author_sort	Kátia Paula Aleixo
title	Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
title_short	Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
title_full	Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
title_fullStr	Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
title_full_unstemmed	Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape
title_sort	pollen collected and foraging activities of frieseomelitta varia (lepeletier) (hymenoptera: apidae) in an urban landscape
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/2d7dd520424a48d3a46a637ca1154b14
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Pollen Collected and Foraging Activities of Frieseomelitta varia (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an Urban Landscape

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