Behavioural data on the production of males by workers in the stingless bee Melipona favosa (Apidae, Meliponinae)

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 46 - Trang 92-93 - 1999
M. J. Sommeijer1, T. X. Chinh1, F. J. A. J. Meeuwsen1
1Department of Social Insects, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.086, NL-3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands, e-mail: [email protected] , , NL

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Male production was studied in four queenright M. favosa colonies by permanent and long duration observation of egg-laying and subsequent bee emergence. Workers produced males in all colonies; they produced 94.5% of all males.

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