Are orchid bees at risk? First comparative survey suggests declining populations of forest-dependent species
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Are orchid bees at risk? First comparative survey suggests declining populations of forest-dependent species.
The two largest Atlantic Forest remnants in the state of Espírito Santo, eastern Brazil, namely 'Reserva Biológica de Sooretama' (REBIO Sooretama) and 'Reserva Natural Vale' (RNV), were surveyed for their orchid-bee faunas. Seventeen scent baits were used to attract orchid-bee males. Three-thousand, two hundred and twenty-five males belonging to 24 species were actively collected with insect ne...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1519-6984
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842013000200017