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Pleistocene climate changes shaped the population structure of Partamona seridoensis (Apidae, Meliponini), an endemic stingless bee from the Neotropical dry forest.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Miranda Elder Assis, Ferreira Kátia Maria, Carvalho Airton Torres, Martins Celso Feitosa, Fernandes Carlo Rivero, Del Lama Marco Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Partamona seridoensis is an endemic stingless bee from the Caatinga, a Neotropical dry forest in northeastern Brazil. Like other stingless bees, this species plays an important ecological role as a pollinator. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic structure and evolutionary history of P. seridoensis across its current geographic range. Workers from 84 nests from 17 localities were analyzed...
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