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Does beekeeping reduce genetic variability in Melipona scutellaris (Apidae, Meliponini)?
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 30 Jun 2009
Carvalho-Zilse G A, Costa-Pinto M F F, Nunes-Silva C G, Kerr W E
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Many factors have contributed to reductions in wild populations of stingless bees, such as: deforestation, displacement and destruction of nests by honey gatherers, as well as use of insecticides and other agrochemicals. All of these can potentially affect the populational structure of native spe...
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