Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors

Stingless bees play an important role in Tropical and Subtropical ecosystems as pollinators of many plants. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of flight activity and foraging for pollen by Scaptotrigona depilis workers and their r...

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Autores principales:	Gláucya de Figueiredo-Mecca, Luci Rolandi Bego, Fabio Santos do Nascimento
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	pollination foraging activity division of labor Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:91604798f5fb464fbc5ccbaf9ae656892021-12-02T12:30:14ZForaging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i3.267-282https://doaj.org/article/91604798f5fb464fbc5ccbaf9ae656892013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/162https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Stingless bees play an important role in Tropical and Subtropical ecosystems as pollinators of many plants. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of flight activity and foraging for pollen by <em>Scaptotrigona</em> <em>depilis</em> workers and their relation with climatic and temporal factors. We observed flight activity from July 2001 to June 2002 and pollen collection by scoring the flow of workers entering and exiting the colonies. We tested whether environmental (temperature, relative humidity, pluviosity and luminosity) and temporal predictors (month and time of day) affected bees’ activities. The study was conducted during one year and the records of observations showed that during the dry season when the length of light is longer, the external activity was more intensive, while during cold months with shorter light period, foraging activity was reduced. Pollen collection showed a peak in February, but in general this activity was regulated by temperature, humidity and daily luminosity.</p>Gláucya de Figueiredo-MeccaLuci Rolandi BegoFabio Santos do NascimentoUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlepollinationforaging activitydivision of laborZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 267-282 (2013)
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topic	pollination foraging activity division of labor Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	pollination foraging activity division of labor Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Gláucya de Figueiredo-Mecca Luci Rolandi Bego Fabio Santos do Nascimento Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
description	<p>Stingless bees play an important role in Tropical and Subtropical ecosystems as pollinators of many plants. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of flight activity and foraging for pollen by <em>Scaptotrigona</em> <em>depilis</em> workers and their relation with climatic and temporal factors. We observed flight activity from July 2001 to June 2002 and pollen collection by scoring the flow of workers entering and exiting the colonies. We tested whether environmental (temperature, relative humidity, pluviosity and luminosity) and temporal predictors (month and time of day) affected bees’ activities. The study was conducted during one year and the records of observations showed that during the dry season when the length of light is longer, the external activity was more intensive, while during cold months with shorter light period, foraging activity was reduced. Pollen collection showed a peak in February, but in general this activity was regulated by temperature, humidity and daily luminosity.</p>
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author	Gláucya de Figueiredo-Mecca Luci Rolandi Bego Fabio Santos do Nascimento
author_facet	Gláucya de Figueiredo-Mecca Luci Rolandi Bego Fabio Santos do Nascimento
author_sort	Gláucya de Figueiredo-Mecca
title	Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
title_short	Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
title_full	Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
title_fullStr	Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
title_full_unstemmed	Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
title_sort	foraging behavior of scaptotrigona depilis (hymenoptera, apidae, meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/91604798f5fb464fbc5ccbaf9ae65689
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Foraging behavior of Scaptotrigona depilis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) and its relationship with temporal and abiotic factors

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