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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Pollination efficiency of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) on the monoecious plants Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill. and Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) in a semi-arid Caatinga area, northeastern |
Other Titles: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
Authors: | Neves, Edinaldo Luz das Viana, Blandina Felipe |
metadata.dc.creator: | Neves, Edinaldo Luz das Viana, Blandina Felipe |
Abstract: | Previous studies have shown the superior competitive ability of honeybees compared with native bees in the exploitation of floral resources and nesting sites besides their low efficiency in pollinating native plant species. However, there is little evidence of the effect of this invading species on autochthonous plant populations in natural environments. Thus experiments were performed to test the pollination efficiency of honeybees in two species of Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae), J. mollissima (Pohl) Baill. and J. mutabilis (Pohl) Baill., after a single flower visitation. Samplings were carried out between March and April 2006 in a hyperxerophilous shrub-arboreal Caatinga at Estação Biológica de Canudos, Bahia (9º 56´ 34" S, 38º 59´ 17" W), the property of Fundação Biodiversitas. Apis mellifera was efficient at pollinating J. mollissima (100%) and J. mutabilis (85%). This high efficiency may be explained by 1) the simple floral characteristics of both plant species, which facilitate access to the sexual organs of the plant; and 2) the body size of A. mellifera that fits the flower's dimensions. |
Keywords: | bees exotic species pollination semi-arid reproductive success |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5502 |
Issue Date: | Feb-2011 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Biologia) |
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