Studying Trophic Relationships of the Bee Seladonia subaurata (Rossi) (Hymenoptera,Halictidae) by Analyzing Pollen from Nest Cells |
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Authors: | Lopatin A V Tregub T F |
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Institution: | (1) Voronezh State University, Universitetskaya pl. 1, Voronezh, 394006, Russia |
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Abstract: | Abstract–Pollen of 42 plant species from 17 families has been found in the food stores of Seladonia subaurata nests, with 61–86% of the pollen being accounted for by the Compositae. The foragers are characterized by strict flower preferences: more than 90% of the pollen in each cell belongs to two or three, sometimes four, plant species. At the eusocial stage of the existence of a colony, two or three foragers usually provision each cell. In especially large colonies, foragers are divided into groups and provision several cells during the day. |
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Keywords: | bees Halictidae trophic relationships food store behavior foraging pollen sociality nesting |
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