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Sympatric cleptobiotic stingless bees have species-specific cuticular profiles that resemble their hosts

Stingless bees are the largest group of eusocial pollinators with diverse natural histories, including obligate cleptobionts (genus Lestrimelitta) that completely abandoned flower visitation to rely on other stingless bees for food and nest materials. Species of Lestrimeliita are thought to speciali...

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Autores principales: Vázquez, Manuel, Muñoz, David, Medina, Rubén, Paxton, Robert J., de Oliveira, Favizia Freitas, Quezada-Euán, José Javier G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8850540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35173265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06683-w

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