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      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 Brazil Translated title: Eficiência de Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) na polinização das espécies monoicas Jatropha mollissima (Pohl) Baill. e Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill. (Euphorbiaceae) em uma área de Caatinga, nordeste do Brasil

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          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.

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          Estudos sugerem que Apis mellifera é altamente generalista e oportunista, interfere nas populações de abelhas nativas através da competição por recursos florais e por sítios de nidificação, além de ser pouco eficiente na polinização de espécies nativas. Entretanto, há poucas evidências que comprovem o efeito de Apis mellifera sobre populações autóctones em ambientes naturais. O presente estudo testou experimentalmente a eficiência de A. mellifera na polinização das espécies Jatropha mollissima e J. mutabilis em apenas uma visita e observou o seu comportamento de visitação. As amostragens foram feitas entre março e abril de 2006 em uma área de caatinga hiperxerófila arbustiva-arbórea na Estação Biológica de Canudos, Bahia (9º56´34"S, 38º59´17"W), pertencente à Fundação Biodiversitas. Apis mellifera foi eficiente na polinização de J. mollissima (100%) e J. mutabilis (85%). Essa alta eficiência deve-se: 1) às características florais simples das duas espécies, que facilitam o acesso aos órgãos sexuais da planta; e 2) ao ajustamento entre o tamanho corporal da abelha e as dimensões das flores.

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                Journal
                bjb
                Brazilian Journal of Biology
                Braz. J. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos, SP, Brazil )
                1519-6984
                1678-4375
                February 2011
                : 71
                : 1
                : 107-113
                Affiliations
                [01] Feira de Santana BA orgnameUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana orgdiv1Departamento de Ciências Biológicas orgdiv2Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica Brazil
                [02] Salvador BA orgnameUniversidade Federal da Bahia orgdiv1Instituto de Biologia orgdiv2Departamento de Zoologia Brazil
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                S1519-69842011000100016 S1519-6984(11)07100116
                d00dfa45-17fa-40bb-a350-de0563065374

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 05 February 2010
                : 24 June 2010
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                Biology

                General life sciences
                pollination,semi-arid,reproductive success,abelhas,espécie exótica,bees,exotic species,polinização,semiárido,sucesso reprodutivo

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