Biodiversity and sustainable use of pollinators, with emphasis on Meliponini bees

• Grant number: 04/15801-0
• Support type: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• Duration: May 01, 2006 - May 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems Ecology
• Principal researcher: Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
• Grantee: Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
• Home Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Antonio Mauro Saraiva ; LIONEL SEGUI GONÇALVES ; Maria Cristina Arias
• Associated grant(s): 09/09511-2 - 41st Apimondia International Congress, AR.EXT; 08/57782-2 - Francis L.W. Ratnieks | University of Sussex - Inglaterra, AV.EXT; 06/59115-8 - Francis L. W. Ratnieks | University of Sheffield - Inglaterra, AV.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 07/07701-3 - Development of viable protein diets for honey bees, Apis mellifera, BP.PD; 08/06704-1 - Assessment of bee-plant interaction status, BP.TT; 07/50218-1 - Queen rearing and colony multiplication of stingless bees, BP.DD; + associated scholarships 07/51055-9 - Artificial production of queens in Tetragonisca angustula Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera, Meliponini, Trigonina), BP.IC; 06/59387-8 - The pattern of dispersion and sexasymmetry in Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae). A case study of: Euglossa cordata Linnaeus 1758, BP.MS; 06/60863-9 - Biology of the nidification, sociogenetic structure and populational genetic structure in bees of the Centris genus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) which make nests in pre-existing cavities, BP.IC - associated scholarships

Abstract

The Convention of Biological Diversity and the Millennium Institute consider environmental services provided by pollinators, among them the bees, as a priority research for the 21st Century. To keep the conservation and sustainable use of pollinators means to ensure food security, sustainable agriculture and wild plant conservation. This project has 4 components: 1) evaluation of the status of the interactions among bees and plants; 2) the dynamic of population of native bees, evaluated with molecular tools; 3) problems that limit the use of bees in agriculture; 4) information technology tools for research and extension in ecosystem services with emphasis on bees as pollinators. The improvement of knowledge basis on bees focuses on reproductive aspects (individual and colonial), swarming, nest foundations, colony growth, protein diets for colony feeding, sex allocation, monitoring flight activity and bees on flowers. Trap nests will be used in order to study solitary bees diversity in fragments…. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

RAIOL, RAFAEL LOBO; GASTAUER, MARKUS; CAMPBELL, ALISTAIR JOHN; BORGES, RAFAEL CABRAL; AWADE, MARCELO; GIANNINI, TEREZA CRISTINA. Specialist Bee Species Are Larger and Less Phylogenetically Distinct Than Generalists in Tropical Plant-Bee Interaction Networks. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, v. 9, JUL 27 2021. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MIRANDA, ELDER ASSIS; LIMA, IRAILDE DO NASCIMENTO; OI, CINTIA A.; LOPEZ-URIBE, MARGARITA M.; DEL LAMA, MARCO ANTONIO; FREITAS, BRENO MAGALHAES; SILVA, CLAUDIA INES. Overlap of Ecological Niche Breadth of Euglossa cordata and Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) Accessed by Pollen Loads and Species Distribution Modeling. Neotropical Entomology, v. 50, n. 2, p. 197-207, APR 2021. Web of Science Citations: 1.

CAMPBELL, ALISTAIR JOHN; CARVALHEIRO, LUISA GIGANTE; GASTAUER, MARKUS; ALMEIDA-NETO, MARIO; GIANNINI, TEREZA CRISTINA. Pollinator restoration in Brazilian ecosystems relies on a small but phylogenetically-diverse set of plant families. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 9, NOV 22 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

CORDEIRO, G. D.; BOFF, S.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, I. Trap-nesting Bees from Protected Areas of Atlantic Forest, Southeastern Brazil. Sociobiology, v. 66, n. 2, p. 306-315, JUN 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

DA ROCHA-FILHO, LEO CORREIA; GAROFALO, CARLOS ALBERTO; GIBSON, GARY A. P. The hosts of Phlebopenes (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), with the first record of Phlebopenes longicaudata attacking nests of oil-collecting bees of the genus Tetrapedia (Hymenoptera: Apidae). CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, v. 150, n. 2, p. 201-204, APR 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0.

FRANCISCO, FLAVIO O.; SANTIAGO, LEANDRO R.; MIZUSAWA, YURI M.; OLDROYD, BENJAMIN P.; ARIAS, MARIA C. Population structuring of the ubiquitous stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula in southern Brazil as revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial markers. Insect Science, v. 24, n. 5, p. 877-890, OCT 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.

FONSECA, A. S.; OLIVEIRA, E. J. F.; FREITAS, G. S.; ASSIS, A. F.; SOUZA, C. C. M.; CONTEL, E. P. B.; SOARES, A. E. E. Genetic Diversity in Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Aggregations in Southeastern Brazil. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, v. 17, JAN 27 2017. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SANTIAGO, LEANDRO R.; FRANCISCO, FLAVIO O.; JAFFE, RODOLFO; ARIAS, MARIA C. Genetic variability in captive populations of the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. Genetica, v. 144, n. 4, p. 397-405, AUG 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.

FRANCISCO, FLAVIO O.; SANTIAGO, LEANDRO R.; MIZUSAWA, YURI M.; OLDROYD, BENJAMIN P.; ARIAS, MARIA C. Genetic structure of island and mainland populations of a Neotropical bumble bee species. Journal of Insect Conservation, v. 20, n. 3, p. 383-394, JUN 2016. Web of Science Citations: 10.

MENEZES, CRISTIANO; VOLLET-NETO, AYRTON; MARSAIOLI, ANITA JOCELYNE; ZAMPIERI, DAVILA; FONTOURA, ISABELA CARDOSO; LUCHESSI, AUGUSTO DUCATI; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. A Brazilian Social Bee Must Cultivate Fungus to Survive. Current Biology, v. 25, n. 21, p. 2851-2855, NOV 2 2015. Web of Science Citations: 19.

GIANNINI, TEREZA C.; GARIBALDI, LUCAS A.; ACOSTA, ANDRE L.; SILVA, JULIANA S.; MAIA, KATE P.; SARAIVA, ANTONIO M.; GUIMARAES, JR., PAULO R.; KLEINERT, ASTRID M. P. Native and Non-Native Supergeneralist Bee Species Have Different Effects on Plant-Bee Networks. PLoS One, v. 10, n. 9 SEP 10 2015. Web of Science Citations: 18.

VOLLET-NETO, AYRTON; MENEZES, CRISTIANO; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. Behavioural and developmental responses of a stingless bee (Scaptotrigona depilis) to nest overheating. Apidologie, v. 46, n. 4, p. 455-464, JUN 2015. Web of Science Citations: 9.

DA ROCHA-FILHO, LEO CORREIA; GAROFALO, CARLOS ALBERTO. Males of the orchid bee Eulaema cingulata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as important vectors of the cleptoparasitic beetle Meloetyphlus fuscatus (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Apidologie, v. 46, n. 3, p. 286-291, MAY 2015. Web of Science Citations: 0.

SANTIAGO, LEANDRO RODRIGUES; PIOKER-HARA, FABIANA CURTOPASSI; FRANCISCO, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; BRITO, RUTE MAGALHAES; PEREIRA GONCALVES, PAULO HENRIQUE; TRINDADE DOMINGUES-YAMADA, ALAYNE MAGALHAES; ARIAS, MARIA CRISTINA. Isolation and characterization of ten microsatellite loci in stingless bee Trigona spinipes (Apidae: Meliponini). ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE, v. 18, n. 1, p. 138-140, JAN 2015. Web of Science Citations: 1.

NUNES-SILVA, PATRICIA; ALVES, DENISE ARAUJO; HILARIO, SERGIO DIAS; SANTOS-FILHO, PERSIO DE SOUZA; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. A scientific note on the founding and the early growth of new nests of the stingless bee Plebeia remota. Apidologie, v. 45, n. 6, p. 748-751, NOV 2014. Web of Science Citations: 2.

ROCHA-FILHO, L. C.; GAROFALO, C. A. Phenological Patterns and Preferences for Aromatic Compounds by Male Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Two Coastal Ecosystems of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Neotropical Entomology, v. 43, n. 1, p. 9-20, FEB 2014. Web of Science Citations: 8.

FRANCISCO, FLAVIO O.; SANTIAGO, LEANDRO R.; BRITO, RUTE M.; OLDROYD, BENJAMIN P.; ARIAS, MARIA C. Hybridization and asymmetric introgression between Tetragonisca angustula and Tetragonisca fiebrigi. Apidologie, v. 45, n. 1, p. 1-9, JAN 2014. Web of Science Citations: 13.

OLIVEIRA NASCIMENTO, A. L.; GAROFALO, C. A. Trap-nesting solitary wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in an insular landscape: Mortality rates for immature wasps, parasitism, and sex ratios. Sociobiology, v. 61, n. 2, p. 207-217, 2014. Web of Science Citations: 3.

OI, CINTIA AKEMI; LOPEZ-URIBE, MARGARITA M.; CERVINI, MARCELO; DEL LAMA, MARCO ANTONIO. Non-lethal method of DNA sampling in euglossine bees supported by mark-recapture experiments and microsatellite genotyping. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, v. 17, n. 5, p. 1071-1079, OCT 2013. Web of Science Citations: 5.

PRATO, M.; SOARES, A. E. E. Production of Sexuals and Mating Frequency in the Stingless Bee Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille) (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Neotropical Entomology, v. 42, n. 5, p. 474-482, OCT 2013. Web of Science Citations: 3.

MENEZES, CRISTIANO; VOLLET-NETO, AYRTON; IMPERATRIZ FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. An advance in the in vitro rearing of stingless bee queens. Apidologie, v. 44, n. 5, p. 491-500, SEP 2013. Web of Science Citations: 9.

NUNES-SILVA, PATRICIA; HRNCIR, MICHAEL; DA SILVA, CLAUDIA INES; ROLDAO, YARA SBROLIN; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. Stingless bees, Melipona fasciculata, as efficient pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena) in greenhouses. Apidologie, v. 44, n. 5, p. 537-546, SEP 2013. Web of Science Citations: 14.

GIANNINI, T. C.; PINTO, C. E.; ACOSTA, A. L.; TANIGUCHI, M.; SARAIVA, A. M.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, I. Interactions at large spatial scale: The case of Centris bees and floral oil producing plants in South America. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, v. 258, p. 74-81, JUN 10 2013. Web of Science Citations: 6.

KAERCHER, MARTIN H.; MENEZES, CRISTIANO; ALVES, DENISE A.; BEVERIDGE, OLIVER S.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA-LUCIA; RATNIEKS, FRANCIS L. W. Factors influencing survival duration and choice of virgin queens in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN, v. 100, n. 6, p. 571-580, JUN 2013. Web of Science Citations: 4.

CORDEIRO, GUARACI DURAN; BOFF, SAMUEL; CAETANO, TIAGO DE ALMEIDA; FERNANDES, PAULO CESAR; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, ISABEL. Euglossine bees (Apidae) in Atlantic forest areas of Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. Apidologie, v. 44, n. 3, p. 254-267, MAY 2013. Web of Science Citations: 15.

DA ROCHA-FILHO, LEO CORREIA; GAROFALO, CARLOS ALBERTO. Community ecology of euglossine bees in the coastal Atlantic Forest of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, v. 13, APR 3 2013. Web of Science Citations: 1.

DA ROCHA FILHO, LEO CORREIA; MURADAS CERANTOLA, NATALIA DE CAMPOS; GAROFALO, CARLOS ALBERTO; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA; DEL LAMA, MARCO ANTONIO. Genetic differentiation of the Euglossini (Hymenoptera, Apidae) populations on a mainland coastal plain and an island in southeastern Brazil. Genetica, v. 141, n. 1-3, p. 65-74, MAR 2013. Web of Science Citations: 11.

OLIVEIRA, RICARDO CALIARI; MENEZES, CRISTIANO; EGEA SOARES, ADEMILSON ESPENCER; IMPERATRIZ FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. Trap-nests for stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Meliponini). Apidologie, v. 44, n. 1, p. 29-37, JAN 2013. Web of Science Citations: 13.

FRANCISCO, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; SANTIAGO, LEANDRO RODRIGUES; ARIAS, MARIA CRISTINA. Molecular genetic diversity in populations of the stingless bee Plebeia remota: A case study. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 36, n. 1, p. 118+, 2013. Web of Science Citations: 9.

FRANCISCO, FLAVIO O.; DOMINGUES-YAMADA, ALAYNE M. T.; GONCALVES, PAULO HENRIQUE P.; BRITO, RUTE M.; PIOKER, FABIANA C.; MATEUS, SIDNEI; ARIAS, MARIA C. Characterization of microsatellite loci for the stingless bee Scaura latitarsis (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH, v. 30, p. 7-11, 2013. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MORAIS, M. M.; TURCATTO, A. P.; PEREIRA, R. A.; FRANCOY, T. M.; GUIDUGLI-LAZZARINI, K. R.; GONCALVES, L. S.; DE ALMEIDA, J. M. V.; ELLIS, J. D.; DE JONG, D. Protein levels and colony development of Africanized and European honey bees fed natural and artificial diets. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 12, n. 4, p. 6915-6922, 2013. Web of Science Citations: 4.

MOURA FERNANDES, CARLO RIVERO; MARTINS, CELSO FEITOSA; FERREIRA, KATIA MARIA; DEL LAMA, MARCO ANTONIO. Gene Variation, Population Differentiation, and Sociogenetic Structure of Nests of Partamona seridoensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini). BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS, v. 50, n. 5-6, p. 325-335, JUN 2012. Web of Science Citations: 9.

JONES, SAM M.; VAN ZWEDEN, JELLE S.; GRUETER, CHRISTOPH; MENEZES, CRISTIANO; ALVES, DENISE A.; NUNES-SILVA, PATRICIA; CZACZKES, TOMER; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA L.; RATNIEKS, FRANCIS L. W. The role of wax and resin in the nestmate recognition system of a stingless bee, Tetragonisca angustula. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, v. 66, n. 1, p. 1-12, JAN 2012. Web of Science Citations: 16.

BAPTISTELLA, ANA RITA; SOUZA, CAMILA C. M.; SANTANA, WEYDER CRISTIANO; EGEA SOARES, ADEMILSON ESPENCER. Techniques for the In Vitro Production of Queens in Stingless Bees (Apidae, Meliponini). Sociobiology, v. 59, n. 1, p. 297-310, 2012. Web of Science Citations: 4.

GIANNINI, TEREZA C.; ACOSTA, ANDRE L.; GAROFALO, CARLOS A.; SARAIVA, ANTONIO M.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, ISABEL; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA L. Pollination services at risk: Bee habitats will decrease owing to climate change in Brazil. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, v. 244, p. 127-131, 2012. Web of Science Citations: 53.

MENEZES, CRISTIANO; VOLLET NETO, AYRTON; IMPERATRIZ FONSECA, VERA LUCIA. A method for harvesting unfermented pollen from stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, v. 51, n. 3, p. 240-244, 2012. Web of Science Citations: 5.

PEREIRA GONCALVES, PAULO HENRIQUE; FRANCISCO, FLAVIO DE OLIVEIRA; BRITO, RUTE MAGALHAES; TRINDADE DOMINGUES-YAMADA, ALAYNE MAGALHAES; PIOKER, FABIANA CURTOPASSI; EGEA SOARES, ADEMILSON ESPENCER; ARIAS, MARIA CRISTINA. A scientific note on the isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci of Frieseomelitta varia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). Apidologie, v. 42, n. 5, p. 560-563, SEP 2011. Web of Science Citations: 0.

FRANCOY, TIAGO MAURICIO; GRASSI, MARINA LOPES; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA; DE JESUS MAY-ITZA, WILLIAM; QUEZADA-EUAN, JOSE JAVIER G. Geometric morphometrics of the wing as a tool for assigning genetic lineages and geographic origin to Melipona beecheii (Hymenoptera: Meliponini). Apidologie, v. 42, n. 4, p. 499-507, AUG 2011. Web of Science Citations: 33.

FRANCISCO, F. O.; BRITO, R. M.; SANTIAGO, L. R.; GONCALVES, P. H. P.; PIOKER, F. C.; DOMINGUES-YAMADA, A. M. T.; ARIAS, M. C. Isolation and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci in the stingless bee Plebeia remota (Apidae: Meliponini). CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, v. 3, n. 3, p. 417-419, JUL 2011. Web of Science Citations: 15.

GIANNINI, T. C.; LIRA-SAADE, R.; AYALA, R.; SARAIVA, A. M.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, I. Ecological niche similarities of Peponapis bees and non-domesticated Cucurbita species. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, v. 222, n. 12, p. 2011-2018, JUN 24 2011. Web of Science Citations: 10.

ALVES, DENISE ARAUJO; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA; FRANCOY, TIAGO MAURICIO; SANTOS-FILHO, PERSIO SOUZA; BILLEN, JOHAN; WENSELEERS, TOM. Successful maintenance of a stingless bee population despite a severe genetic bottleneck. CONSERVATION GENETICS, v. 12, n. 3, p. 647-658, JUN 2011. Web of Science Citations: 19.

WENSELEERS, TOM; ALVES, DENISE A.; FRANCOY, TIAGO M.; BILLEN, JOHAN; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA L. Intraspecific queen parasitism in a highly eusocial bee. BIOLOGY LETTERS, v. 7, n. 2, p. 173-176, APR 23 2011. Web of Science Citations: 20.

CORDEIRO, GUARACI DURAN; TANIGUCHI, MARIANA; WENZEL FLECHTMANN, CARLOS HOLGER; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, ISABEL. Phoretic mites (Acari: Chaetodactylidae) associated with the solitary bee Tetrapedia diversipes (Apidae: Tetrapediini). Apidologie, v. 42, n. 2, p. 128-139, MAR 2011. Web of Science Citations: 6.

MURADAS CERANTOLA, NATALIA DE CAMPOS; OI, CINTIA AKEMI; CERVINI, MARCELO; DEL LAMA, MARCO ANTONIO. Genetic differentiation of urban populations of Euglossa cordata from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Apidologie, v. 42, n. 2, p. 214-222, MAR 2011. Web of Science Citations: 18.

GONÇALVES‚ P.H.P.; DE OLIVEIRA FRANCISCO‚ F.; BRITO‚ R.M.; DOMINGUES-YAMADA‚ A.M.T.; PIOKER‚ F.C.; SOARES‚ A.E.E.; ARIAS‚ M.C. A scientific note on the isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci of Frieseomelitta varia (Hymenoptera‚ Apidae‚ Meliponini). Apidologie, p. 1-4, 2011.

MARIA CRISTINA GAGLIANONE; ANTONIO JOSÉ CAMILLO DE AGUIAR; FELIPE VIVALLO; ISABEL ALVES-DOS-SANTOS. Checklist das abelhas coletoras de óleos do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Biota Neotropica, v. 11, p. 657-666, Dez. 2011.

GIANNINI, TEREZA C.; SARAIVA, ANTONIO M.; ALVES-DOS-SANTOS, ISABEL. Ecological niche modeling and geographical distribution of pollinator and plants: A case study of Peponapis fervens (Smith, 1879) (Eucerini: Apidae) and Cucurbita species (Cucurbitaceae). ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS, v. 5, n. 1, SI, p. 59-66, JAN 2010. Web of Science Citations: 10.

BRITO, R. M.; FRANCISCO, F. O.; DOMINGUES-YAMADA, A. M. T.; GONCALVES, P. H. P.; PIOKER, F. C.; SOARES, A. E. E.; ARIAS, M. C. Characterization of microsatellite loci of Tetragonisca angustula (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, v. 1, n. 1, p. 183-187, DEC 2009. Web of Science Citations: 18.

OLIVEIRA, EDDY J. F.; FREITAS, GEUSA S.; FONSECA, ALINE S.; SOUSA, ADNA C. B.; CAMPOS, TATIANA; ASSIS, AMANDA F.; SOUZA, ANETE P.; CONTEL, EUCLEIA P. B.; SOARES, ADEMILSON E. E. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the stingless bee Nannotrigona testaceicornis. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, v. 1, n. 1, p. 97-99, DEC 2009. Web of Science Citations: 5.

ALVES, D. A.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L.; FRANCOY, T. M.; SANTOS-FILHO, P. S.; NOGUEIRA-NETO, P.; BILLEN, J.; WENSELEERS, T. The queen is dead-long live the workers: intraspecific parasitism by workers in the stingless bee Melipona scutellaris. Molecular Ecology, v. 18, n. 19, p. 4102-4111, OCT 2009. Web of Science Citations: 24.

FREITAS, BRENO M.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, VERA LUCIA; MEDINA, LUIS M.; PEIXOTO KLEINERT, ASTRID DE MATOS; GALETTO, LEONARDO; NATES-PARRA, GUIOMAR; QUEZADA-EUAN, J. JAVIER G. Diversity, threats and conservation of native bees in the Neotropics. Apidologie, v. 40, n. 3, p. 332-346, MAY-JUN 2009. Web of Science Citations: 97.

ALVES, D. A.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L.; SANTOS-FILHO, P. S. Production of workers, queens and males in Plebeia remota colonies (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini), a stingless bee with reproductive diapause. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 672-683, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 7.

ETEROVIC, A.; CABRAL, G. C. P.; OLIVEIRA, A. A.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L.; SANTOS-FILHO, P. S. Spatial patterns in the brood combs of Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae): male clusters. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 577-588, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 0.

FRANCOY, T. M.; SILVA, R. A. O.; NUNES-SILVA, P.; MENEZES, C.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L. Gender identification of five genera of stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) based on wing morphology. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 1, p. 207-214, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 23.

HILARIO, S. D.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L. Pollen foraging in colonies of Melipona bicolor (Apidae, Meliponini): effects of season, colony size and queen number. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 664-671, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 6.

MORAIS, M. M.; FRANCOY, T. M.; PEREIRA, R. A.; DE JONG, D.; GONCALVES, L. S. Africanized honey bees are efficient at detecting, uncapping and removing dead brood. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 718-724, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 4.

SANTOS-FILHO, P. S.; ETEROVIC, A.; KLEINERT, A. M. P.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L. The number of reproductive workers in highly eusocial Hymenoptera: monogyny and monandry. Genetics and Molecular Research, v. 8, n. 2, p. 557-570, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 0.

FRANCISCO, F. O.; NUNES-SILVA, P.; FRANCOY, T. M.; WITTMANN, D.; IMPERATRIZ-FONSECA, V. L.; ARIAS, M. C.; MORGAN, E. D. Morphometrical, biochemical and molecular tools for assessing biodiversity. An example in Plebeia remota (Holmberg, 1903) (Apidae, Meliponini). Insectes Sociaux, v. 55, n. 3, p. 231-237, Sept. 2008. Web of Science Citations: 27.

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