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Unique morphological and morphometric traits of nocturnal bee antennae 夜行性蜜蜂触角的独特形态和形态计量特征

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01115-2

Carlos A. Martínez-Martínez, Herbeson O. J. Martins, Renan O. A. C. Kobal, Guaraci D. Cordeiro, Michael Hrncir, Isabel Alves-dos-Santos

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Sucrose, glucose, and fructose preference in honeybees and their effects on food digestibility 蜜蜂对蔗糖、葡萄糖和果糖的偏好及其对食物消化率的影响

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01113-4

Mostafa Abdella, Salah H. Rateb, Mohammed. M. Khodairy, Eslam M. Omar

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A scientific note on a description and behavior of a gynandromorph of the orchid bee Euglossa (Glossura) chalybeata (Hymenoptera, Apidae) 关于兰花蜂 Euglossa (Glossura) chalybeata（膜翅目，鳞翅目）雌雄同体的描述和行为的科学说明

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-14 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01116-1

José Augusto dos Santos-Silva, Marcio Luiz de Oliveira

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Differential gene expression responsible for caste determination at both larval and adult stages of Bombus terrestris 造成陆蜂幼虫和成虫阶段种姓决定的基因表达差异

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-14 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01117-0

Baodi Guo, Shibonage K. Mashilingi, Muhammad Naeem, Chunting Jie, Ziyu Zhou, Guiling Ding, Jiaxing Huang, Jiandong An

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Morphology of the hypopharyngeal gland of the stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica (Apidae: Meliponini) and the effects of pesticides 无刺蜂Scaptotrigona postica（Apidae：Meliponini）咽下腺的形态和杀虫剂的影响

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01118-z

Renan Gabriel de Almeida Sousa, Pedro Vale de Azevedo Brito

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Scientific note: overlapping temporal distributions of drone flights of Apis laboriosa and Apis cerana in Bhutan 科学说明：不丹劳蜂和蜂的无人机飞行时间分布重叠

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01109-0

Tshering Nidup, Phuntsho Namgay Galay, Woesel Lhendup, Gard W. Otis

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Nesting biology of two species of oil-collecting bees of the genus Paratetrapedia s.l. (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) in Argentina 阿根廷 Paratetrapedia s.l.属（Apidae: Tapinotaspidini）两种采油蜂的筑巢生物学特性

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01114-3

Juan Pablo Torretta, Adan A. Avalos, Lionel E. Fernandez Pacella, Leopoldo J. Álvarez

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Correction to: Higher early than late-season residue load of pesticides in honey bee bread in slovakia 更正斯洛伐克蜜蜂面包中的杀虫剂残留量早季高于晚季

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-10-08 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01119-y

Martin Staroň, Abdulrahim T. Alkassab, Rastislav Sabo, Lenka Demková, Alexandra Valenčáková, Miloslav Michalko, Jaroslav Legáth, Jens Pistorius, Lucia Sabová

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Haplotype diversity and Varroa destructor infestation patterns in commercial beekeeping operations across Southwestern Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯西南部商业养蜂业的单倍型多样性和破坏者 Varroa 的侵扰模式

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01105-4

Keegan Nichols, Khalid A. Khan, Tonya Shepherd, Hamed A. Ghramh, Juliana Rangel

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The heat is on: impact of heat waves on critical thermal maxima in larvae and adults of solitary bee Osmia bicornis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) 热浪来袭：热浪对独居蜂茭白幼虫和成虫临界最大热量的影响（膜翅目：沼泽蜂科）

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Apidologie Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1007/s13592-024-01112-5

Agnieszka Gudowska, Dawid Moroń

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