Ecology and natural history of tropical bees
- D. Roubik
- Environmental Science, Biology
- 1989
This book discusses approaches to tropical bee biology, nesting and Reproduction Biology, and community Ecology, which focuses on the role of bees in communities in tropical bees.
Stingless bee nesting biology
- D. Roubik
- Biology
- 1 March 2006
Les abeilles sans aiguillon n'essaiment pas franchement (un nouveau site de nidification doit d'abord etre prepare) and elles n'abandonnent pas leur nid, y compris les ennemis naturels.
Pollination of cultivated plants in the tropics.
- D. Roubik
- Biology
- 1995
This bulletin discusses the pollinators themselves, and the ecological and economic importance of pollination, as well as applied pollination in temperate, tropical oceanic islands and mainland tropics, and alternatives to artificial pollinator populations.
Pollen and spores of Barro Colorado Island
- D. Roubik, J. E. Patiño
- Environmental ScienceBrittonia
- 2008
Forster, P . I . 1986. Yucca, Agave, Furcraea, Sansevieria. Pages 72-79. In: A. S. George, exec. editor. Flora of Australia. Vol. 46. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. . 1987.…
Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities
- M. Cortopassi-Laurino, V. Imperatriz-Fonseca, P. Nogueira-Neto
- Biology
- 1 March 2006
The general panorama of meliponiculture is presented and it is suggested that the successful use of stingless bees will promote the development of new breeding techniques and commercialization possibilities, which must be designed to be sustainable.
Mate number, kin selection and social conflicts in stingless bees and honeybees
- J. M. Peters, D. Queller, V. Imperatriz-Fonseca, D. Roubik, J. Strassmann
- BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society of London…
- 22 February 1999
Microsatellite genotyping of workers from 13 species (ten genera) of stingless bees shows that genetic relatedness is very high, coupled with the multiple mating of honeybee queens, permits kin selection theory to account for many differences in the social biology of the two taxa.
Tropical pollinators in the canopy and understory: Field data and theory for stratum “preferences”
- D. Roubik
- Environmental ScienceJournal of insect behavior
- 1 November 1993
Although large variance in stratum association predominates, some medium-sized diurnal forest bees avoid the exposed upper canopy, while some nocturnal bees tend to forage there, and large euglossines showed a tendency to foraging high, which was directly related to their capacity for heat loss during flight, compared to smaller eug loss.
Arthropod Diversity in a Tropical Forest
- Y. Basset, L. Cizek, M. Leponce
- Environmental ScienceScience
- 14 December 2012
This work sampled the phylogenetic breadth of arthropod taxa from the soil to the forest canopy in the San Lorenzo forest, Panama using a comprehensive range of structured protocols and found that models based on plant diversity fitted the accumulated species richness of both herbivore and nonherbivore taxa exceptionally well.
Composition of stingless bee honey: Setting quality standards
SUMMARY Compositional data from 152 stingless bee (Meliponini) honey samples were compiled from studies since 1964, and evaluated to propose a quality standard for this product. Since stingless bee…
Tropical agriculture: The value of bees to the coffee harvest
- D. Roubik
- Biology, MedicineNature
- 13 June 2002
It is shown here that naturalized, non-native honeybees can augment pollination and boost crop yields by over 50% and indicate that coffee plants would benefit from being grown in habitats that are suitable for sustaining valuable pollinators.
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