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Publicado 31-08-2013
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Grajales-Conesa, J., Meléndez-Ramírez, V., Cruz-López, L., & Sánchez, D. (2013). Native bees in blooming orange (Citrus sinensis) and lemon (C. limon) orchards in Yucatán, Mexico. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 29(2), 437–440. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2013.2921124
Resumen
The objective of this study was to determine the richness and abundance of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in orange and lemon orchards in bloom in Yucatan, Mexico. Eight were collected species of bees; 98% of the specimens corresponded to Apis mellifera, and the remaining 2% to bees native These findings are discussed based on the ecology of native bees and previous studiesin the same area of study.
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