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Apidologie
Volume 22, Number 5, 1991
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| Page(s) | 495 - 502 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19910502 | |
Apidologie 22 (1991) 495-502
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19910502
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Geral, 36570, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Key words: pollen grain / volume / estimation / pollen plant / Apoidea / melissopalynological method
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19910502
Influence of pollen grain volume on the estimation of the relative importance of its source to bees
F.A. da SilveiraUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Geral, 36570, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
Abstract - The influence of pollen grain volume on the quantitative analysis of food stored by bees is examined. It is concluded that percentages calculated from counts of pollen types in mixed samples of bee food are not reliable estimates of the relative importance of each pollen source to bees. Methodologies to weight frequencies by volumetric correction are discussed.
Key words: pollen grain / volume / estimation / pollen plant / Apoidea / melissopalynological method