Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)

This study aimed to assess the efficiency of Centris aenea Lepeletier as pollinator of Malpighia emarginata DC. The pollination efficiency was determined according to three criteria: 1) the pollen deposition rate of M. emarginata and oth...

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Autores principales:	Geane Almeida Oliveira, Cândida Maria Lima Aguiar, Maise Silva, Miriam Gimenes
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	Pollination Deficit Crop pollinator Bee-plant interaction Oil-collecting bee West Indian cherry Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e16e826b95b44ba78def1ad4d6c57d142021-12-02T10:46:16ZCentris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i3.317-322https://doaj.org/article/e16e826b95b44ba78def1ad4d6c57d142013-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/207https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525This study aimed to assess the efficiency of <em>Centris aenea</em> Lepeletier as pollinator of <em>Malpighia emarginata </em>DC. The pollination efficiency was determined according to three criteria: 1) the pollen deposition rate of <em>M. emarginata</em> and other plant species on the thorax ventral region of females, 2) the rate of <em>M. emarginata</em> fruit set after a single visit, and 3) the pollen deposition rate on the stigma after one single visit. 59% of the pollen grains deposited on the ventral region of <em>C. aenea</em> came from flowers of <em>M. emarginata. </em>The fruit set after a single visit by <em>C. aenea</em> (21%) was much higher than that reported previously for <em>Centris tarsata </em>Smith. We argue that pollination efficiency of <em>C. aenea</em> can be related to its body size, since that females of <em>C. aenea</em> can carry larger amounts of pollen grains of <em>M. emarginata</em> than <em>C. tarsata</em>, as well females of <em>C. aenea </em>are able to touch a larger stigma area, resulting in higher fruit sets after a single visit. Our study suggests that only one visit by <em>C. aenea</em> ensures fruit set in <em>M. emarginata.</em>Geane Almeida OliveiraCândida Maria Lima AguiarMaise SilvaMiriam GimenesUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticlePollination DeficitCrop pollinatorBee-plant interactionOil-collecting beeWest Indian cherryZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 317-322 (2013)
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topic	Pollination Deficit Crop pollinator Bee-plant interaction Oil-collecting bee West Indian cherry Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Pollination Deficit Crop pollinator Bee-plant interaction Oil-collecting bee West Indian cherry Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Geane Almeida Oliveira Cândida Maria Lima Aguiar Maise Silva Miriam Gimenes Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
description	This study aimed to assess the efficiency of <em>Centris aenea</em> Lepeletier as pollinator of <em>Malpighia emarginata </em>DC. The pollination efficiency was determined according to three criteria: 1) the pollen deposition rate of <em>M. emarginata</em> and other plant species on the thorax ventral region of females, 2) the rate of <em>M. emarginata</em> fruit set after a single visit, and 3) the pollen deposition rate on the stigma after one single visit. 59% of the pollen grains deposited on the ventral region of <em>C. aenea</em> came from flowers of <em>M. emarginata. </em>The fruit set after a single visit by <em>C. aenea</em> (21%) was much higher than that reported previously for <em>Centris tarsata </em>Smith. We argue that pollination efficiency of <em>C. aenea</em> can be related to its body size, since that females of <em>C. aenea</em> can carry larger amounts of pollen grains of <em>M. emarginata</em> than <em>C. tarsata</em>, as well females of <em>C. aenea </em>are able to touch a larger stigma area, resulting in higher fruit sets after a single visit. Our study suggests that only one visit by <em>C. aenea</em> ensures fruit set in <em>M. emarginata.</em>
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author	Geane Almeida Oliveira Cândida Maria Lima Aguiar Maise Silva Miriam Gimenes
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title	Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
title_short	Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
title_full	Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
title_fullStr	Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
title_full_unstemmed	Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)
title_sort	centris aenea (hymenoptera, apidae): a ground-nesting bee with high pollination efficiency in malpighia emarginata dc (malpighiaceae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/e16e826b95b44ba78def1ad4d6c57d14
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Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)

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