Abstract

WALDSCHMIDT, Ana Maria; CAMPOS, Lúcio Antônio Oliveira  and  MARCO JR., Paulo De. Genetic variability of behaviorin Melipona quadrifasciata(Hymenoptera: Meliponinae). Braz. J. Genet. [online]. 1997, vol.20, n.4 ISSN 0100-8455.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-84551997000400007.

Observation colonies containing only young workers from 10 matrix colonies were set up to investigate the genetic aspects involved in task division in Melipona quadrifasciata. Wide variation among origins was observed for all behaviors analyzed, but these differences were significant only for brood cell construction and propolis preparation