The effect of colony translocation on meliponaries of Melipona scutellaris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from northeastern Brazil by morphogeometric analysis

Authors

  • Edilson Divino de Araujo Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Biologia, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-3444
  • Hanna Angélica Santos Pinto Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Biologia, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil
  • Wilson Romão Toledo da Silva Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Biologia, São Cristóvão-SE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-2610
  • Lorena Andrade Nunes Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciências, Colegiado de Nutrição, Jequié-BA, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9160

Keywords:

Meliponiculture, geometric morphometrics, stingless bee, geographic variation

Abstract

This study investigated the morphometric variation in Melipona scutellaris stingless bees rational hive boxes from five states, inserted into the natural range of the species occurrence in northeastern Brazil.  The cluster analysis (UPGMA) showed three distinct groups by determining the cutoff point. The multivariate analysis were performed using MANOVA and Canonical Variables for the shape analysis. The One-Way ANOVA was used to assess differences in centroid size. The results showed population divergence between localities limited by geographical barriers or great distances, corroborating previous observations by the UPGMA. Variation between colonies inter-state was higher that intra-state and, in most cases, Geometric Morphometrics was effective in identifying the origin of colonies transported to other states, observed in the cross-validation analysis that showed more than 70% of classification accuracy. Geometric Morphometrics could be used to evaluate the introduction of colonies within the kindred meliponary.  Natural populations of Melipona scutellaris show a significant variation, which brings important implications to meliponiculture and to conservation strategies for this endangered species.

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2023-07-31

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Araujo, E. D. de, Pinto, H. A. S., Silva, W. R. T. da, & Nunes, L. A. (2023). The effect of colony translocation on meliponaries of Melipona scutellaris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from northeastern Brazil by morphogeometric analysis. Sociobiology, 70(3), e9160. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v70i3.9160

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Vol. 70 No. 3 (2023)

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