Superposición limitada de forrajeo entre Apis mellifera introducida y Melipona eburnea nativa en un bosque húmedo colombiano revelada mediante análisis de polen
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2021
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Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
Honey farming is a young industry in Colombia, where it is gaining relevance as a source of jobs and food security, especially in post-conflict low-income communities that place bee colonies in native forests. Previous studies on the palynological composition of this honey are insufficient and the role of native plants for the production of honey is therefore unknown. Here we present a palynological analysis of honey produced by two bee species, the introduced Apis mellifera and the native Melipona eburnea, both commonly used by low-income communities in the eastern region of the Department of Antioquia, in the Central Cordillera of Colombia. We analyzed species richness and diversity of pollen, characterized some life history traits of those species preferred by bees, and estimated the interaction web between the bee and selected plant species.
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Apis mellifera, Melipona eburnea, melisopalinología, competencia de especies, miel
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Marín-Henao, D., Quijano-Abril, M., Giraldo Sánchez, C. E., Calvo-Cardona, S. J., & Zapata-Vahos, I. C. (2021). Limited foraging overlap between introduced Apis mellifera and native Melipona eburnea in a Colombian moist forest as revealed through pollen analysis. Palynology, 46(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/01916122.2021.2006353