Foraging behavior of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Xylocopini) in a population of Cuphea brachiata Koehne (Lythraceae)

An analysis of the foraging behavior of the bee Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke among shrubs of Cuphea brachiata Koehne (Lythraceae), a key component in the Abaeté coastal sand dunes, Salvador, BA, Brazil, suggests that this bee is very important for the maintenance of the plant population, p...

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Published inNeotropical entomology Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 652 - 656
Main Authors Pigozzo, Camila M, Neves, Edinaldo L, Jacobi, Claudia M, Viana, Blandina F
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Netherlands 01.09.2007
Subjects
Animals
Apidae
Bees
Brazil
Cuphea
Feeding Behavior
Hymenoptera
Lythraceae
Pollination
Xylocopa
Brazil
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Summary:An analysis of the foraging behavior of the bee Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke among shrubs of Cuphea brachiata Koehne (Lythraceae), a key component in the Abaeté coastal sand dunes, Salvador, BA, Brazil, suggests that this bee is very important for the maintenance of the plant population, performing the pollination. This dispersal, however, is spatially restricted, so the populations in the area are likely to be highly structured genetically.
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ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2007000500003