Pollen preferences of stingless bees in the Amazon region and southern highlands of Ecuador by scanning electron microscopy and morphometry

Stingless bees are effective pollinators of native tropical flora. Their environmental service maintains flow of pollen through pollination, increase reproductive success and influence genetic structure in plants. The management of stingless bees “meliponiculture”, is an activ ity limited to the cou...

• Auteur principal: Liria, Jonathan (author)
• Autres auteurs: Vizuete, Karla (author), Cholota Iza, Cristina E. (author), Espinoza Zurita, Fernando (author), Saegerman, Claude (author), MartinSolano, Sarah (author), Ron Román, Jorge (author)
• Format: article
• Publié: 2022
• Sujets: Pollen; Stingless; Amazon region; Ecuador; electron microscopy
• Accès en ligne: https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272580; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/605