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Stingless bees: biology and management p. 121

Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Klaus Hartfelder and Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006020

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Stingless bee nesting biology p. 124

David W. Roubik

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006026

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Physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying caste development, reproduction and division of labor in stingless bees p. 144

Klaus Hartfelder, Gustavo R. Makert, Carla C. Judice, Gonçalo A.G. Pereira, Weyder C. Santana, Rodrigo Dallacqua and Márcia M.G. Bitondi

Published online: 22 March 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006013

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Class III glands in the abdomen of Meliponini p. 164

Carminda da Cruz-Landim, Fábio Camargo Abdalla and Luciana Fioretti Gracioli-Vitti

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006024

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Division of labor during brood production in stingless bees with special reference to individual participation p. 175

Olga Inés Cepeda

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006018

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Miniature queens in stingless bees: basic facts and evolutionary hypotheses p. 191

Márcia de F. Ribeiro, Tom Wenseleers, Pérsio de S. Santos Filho and Denise de A. Alves

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006023

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Numerical investment in sex and caste by stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini): a comparative analysis p. 207

Pérsio de Souza Santos-Filho, Denise de Araujo Alves, André Eterovic, Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca and Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006015

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The polygyny of Melipona bicolor: scramble competition among queens p. 222

Hayo H.W. Velthuis, Han De Vries and Vera L. Imperatriz–Fonseca

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006025

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The structure of eusocial bee assemblages in Brazil p. 240

Jacobus C. Biesmeijer and E. Judith Slaa

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006014

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Molecular markers as a tool for population and evolutionary studies of stingless bees p. 259

Maria Cristina Arias, Rute Magalhães Brito, Flávio de Oliveira Francisco, Geraldo Moretto, Favízia Freitas de Oliveira, Daniela Silvestre and Walter Steven Sheppard

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006021

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Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities p. 275

Marilda Cortopassi-Laurino, Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca, David Ward Roubik, Anne Dollin, Tim Heard, Ingrid Aguilar, Giorgio C. Venturieri, Connal Eardley and Paulo Nogueira-Neto

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006027

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Stingless bees in applied pollination: practice and perspectives p. 293

Ester Judith Slaa, Luis Alejandro Sánchez Chaves, Katia Sampaio Malagodi-Braga and Frouke Elisabeth Hofstede

Published online: 22 June 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2006022

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