ReviewJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2019
Stingless bees and their adaptations to extreme environments.
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- Predicting the potential distribution of stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis in India using MaxEnt and CMIP6 climate projections.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Stingless Bee Foraging Activity Related to Environmental Aspects.Neotropical entomology · 2024Article
- TheInsects · 2024Article
- Age-dependent hypopharyngeal gland size and protein content of stingless bee workers, Tetragonula pagdeni.PloS one · 2024Article
- Diverse communication strategies in bees as a window into adaptations to an unpredictable world.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Bumblebee resilience to climate change, through plastic and adaptive responses.Global change biology · 2021Review
- Stingless Bees (Melipona subnitida) Overcome Severe Drought Events in the Brazilian Tropical Dry Forest by Opting for High-Profit Food Sources.Neotropical entomology · 2020Article
- Adjustment of fuel loads in stingless bees (Melipona subnitida).Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2020Article
- A Comparative Study of Food Source Selection in Stingless Bees and Honeybees: Scent Marks, Location, or Color.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Article
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Abstract
Nearly half of all terrestrial tropical ecosystems around the globe comprise dry forests, characterised through elevated temperatures all year round, and short rainy seasons at irregular intervals. The consequent water deficit over several consecutive months limits the availability of floral resources to often very brief and unpredictable periods, which poses a challenge to the maintenance of perennial colonies in highly eusocial bees. Thus, only few highly eusocial bees occur permanently in tropical dry forests, among them some highly adapted species of stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini). In the present review, we discuss the current knowledge on the adaptations to such extreme environments in Melipona subnitida, a stingless bee native to the Brazilian tropical dry forest. Key to the success of this species is not so much heat resistance of foragers, as it is the ability to maintain perennial colonies despite extended dearth periods. After several months of drought, M. subnitida colonies are capable of re-establishing fully functional colonies from nests containing only few dozens of workers. This surprising resilience is based on a quick reaction to precipitation-driven increase in floral resource availability, mainly owing to selective foraging at high-profit resources and an immediate up-regulation of brood production once food storage conditions improve.
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