Larval food sources ofCentris(Heterocentris)analis(Fabricius, 1804) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an oil-collecting bee

Rabelo, Laíce Souza; Vilhena, Alice Maria Guimarães Fernandes; Bastos, Esther Margarida Alves Ferreira; Augusto, Solange Cristina

doi:10.1080/00222933.2011.651798

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“…As reported by Rabelo et al (2012), such results are directly related to the frequencies of the utilization of each food source by the species.…”

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“…The association between species of the tribe Centridini and species of Malpighiaceae results in a very specialized mutualism, with flowers depending on bees for pollination and the larvae of those bees depending on pollen and flower oils for nourishment (Vogel, 1974), although some species of bees use nectar rather than floral oils (Aguiar & Garófalo, 2004). Moreover, these bees use the oil as construction material for nests (Vogel, 1974;Vinson & Frankie, 2000;Vieira-de-Jesus & Garófalo, 2000;Aguiar et al, 2003;Dórea et al, 2009Dórea et al, , 2010ab, 2013Rabelo et al, 2012). Studies performed in different biomes and orchards report these same three genera of Malpighiaceae as the main sources of pollen and oil for many species of Centris (Gaglianone, 2001;Ramalho & Silva, 2002;Rêgo et al, 2006;Vilhena & Augusto, 2007;Ramos et al, 2007;Dórea et al, 2009Dórea et al, , 2013Mello et al, 2013 and references therein;Santos et al,2013 and references therein; Rabelo et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Several studies showed the preferences of pollen types used by females of Centris to feed their larvae, as well, Centris flavifrons (Fabricius, 1775) (Rêgo et al, 2006), Centris maranhensis Ducke, 1910(Ramos et al, 2007, Centris caxienses (Ducke, 1907) (Ribeiro et al, 2008), Centris tarsata Smith, 1874 Dórea et al, 2009;Gonçalves et al, 2012;Cruz et al, 2015), Centris analis (Fabricius, 1804) (Quiróz-Garcia et al, 2001;Oliveira & Schlindwein, 2009;Roubik & Villanueva-Gutiérrez, 2009;Dórea et al, 2010;Rabelo et al, 2012;Santos et al, 2013), Centris trigonoides Lepeletier, 1841(Quiróz-Garcia et al, 2001Dórea et al, 2013) and Centris flavofasciata Friese, 1899 (Quiroz-Garcia & de la Arreguin-Sánchez, 2006). The number of species investigated thus far is less than 10% of the total of the genus known by science.…”

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Floral Resource Partitioning between Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini), in an Urban Fragment of the Atlantic Forest

et al. 2017

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The knowledge on plant species used for the collection of floral resources is crucial to understanding interactions between plants and bees. The aim of the present study was to identify floral resources used by Centris analis and Centris terminata to provision brood cells and determine the niche breadth and overlap of these two species in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. This study was conducted at the Universidade Federal da Bahia and Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas, both of which are located in urban areas of the city of Salvador in the state of Bahia. Twelve and eight pollen types were identified in C. analis and C. terminata nests, respectively. The most frequent pollen types were from species of Malpighiaceae and Fabaceae. A larger trophic niche breadth was found in the Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas for C. analis and in the Universidade Federal da Bahia for C. terminata. Pianka’s index demonstrated trophic niche overlap between C. analis and C. terminata, which was greater in the Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas. This study is the first to provide data on plants used as food sources by species of the genus Centris in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest situated within urban areas.

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“…As reported by Rabelo et al (2012), such results are directly related to the frequencies of the utilization of each food source by the species.…”

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Floral Resource Partitioning between Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini), in an Urban Fragment of the Atlantic Forest

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“…Pollen represents one of the main aspects of habitat quality for bee populations. Many Centridini species use Byrsonima as a pollen source (Aguiar & Gaglianone, 2003;Dórea et al, 2010;Rabelo et al, 2012), and, therefore, we expect that fluctuations in Byrsonima abundance directly influence bee reproduction.…”

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The Similar Usage of a Common Key Resource Does Not Determine Similar Responses by Species in A Community of Oil-collecting Bees

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Variations in abundance and species richness among communities are often determined by interactions between biotic and abiotic factors. However, for communities composed of species that share a common specialization (such as similar foraging adaptations) it may be a key ecological factor involved in the common specialization that affects community variations. To evaluate this possibility, we characterized the guild of oil-collecting bees of a Neotropical savanna in Brazil and tested whether differences in Byrsonima abundance and availability of floral oil explain differences in species richness and abundance of oil-collecting bees of different tribes. Both the number of species and total abundance of Centridini species increased with the abundance of Byrsonima. One plausible explanation for the stronger adjustment between the abundance of Centridini and Byrsonima is that the abundance of these plants affects not only the availability of floral oil, but also of pollen. These findings indicate that the existence of a common specialization among different species does not homogenize their response to variations in a common explored resource.

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“…This study used the taxonomic classification proposed by Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II (Souza and Lorenzi 2005). The pollen grains that presented similar morphology were grouped into pollen types according to which were previously proposed in the literature Rabelo et al 2012).…”

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Oil-collecting bee–flower interaction network: do bee size and anther type influence the use of pollen sources?

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International audienceAbstractPollination is an ecosystem service sustained by a differentiated use of resources among sympatric species. The bee size can influence the similarity in the use of resources, and poricidal anthers limit the access to pollen. Therefore, we evaluated the influence of body size and the anther type of pollen sources in Centridini–flower interaction network. We expected that the low niche overlap, promoted by these morphological parameters, would result in the formation of subgroups and lead to greater network resilience. We studied 15 bee species (n = 73 females) and identified their pollen sources. The bee size and anther type influenced the formation of subgroups in the community, and the larger bees used a higher proportion of flowers with poricidal anthers. Only the anther type influenced the robustness of the network. We conclude that the parameters analyzed influence both the use of resources by oil-collecting bees and their food niche breadth

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Larval food sources ofCentris(Heterocentris)analis(Fabricius, 1804) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an oil-collecting bee

Cited by 16 publications

References 31 publications

Floral Resource Partitioning between Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini), in an Urban Fragment of the Atlantic Forest

Floral Resource Partitioning between Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini), in an Urban Fragment of the Atlantic Forest

The Similar Usage of a Common Key Resource Does Not Determine Similar Responses by Species in A Community of Oil-collecting Bees

Oil-collecting bee–flower interaction network: do bee size and anther type influence the use of pollen sources?

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