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Genetic variability in Melipona scutellaris from Recôncavo, Bahia, Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 10 Sept 2013
Viana J L, Francisco A K, Carvalho C A L, Waldschmidt A M
Abstract excerpt
Bees play a key role in pollination and thereby help maintain plant diversity. The stingless bee Melipona scutellaris is an important pollinator in northeastern Brazil because it is endemic to this region. Both deforestation and timber harvesting have reduced the nesting sites for this species, t...
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