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Genetic variability of behaviorin Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera: Meliponinae)
Ana Maria Waldschmidt; Lúcio Antônio Oliveira Campos; Paulo De Marco Jr.
Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), 36571-000 Viçosa, MG, Brasil. Send correspondence to A.M.W.
ABSTRACT
Observation colonies containing only young workers from 10 matrix colonies were set up to investigate the genetic aspects involved in task division in Melipona quadrifasciata. Wide variation among origins was observed for all behaviors analyzed, but these differences were significant only for brood cell construction and propolis preparation.
Keywords: Genetic variability; behaviorin; Melipona quadrifasciata.
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