INFLUENCE OF POLLEN GRAIN VOLUME ON THE ESTIMATION OF THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF ITS SOURCE TO BEES

被引:41
作者
DASILVEIRA, FA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FED VICOSA,DEPT BIOL GERAL,BR-36570 VICOSA,MG,BRAZIL
关键词
POLLEN GRAIN; VOLUME; ESTIMATION; POLLEN PLANT; APOIDEA; MELISSOPALYNOLOGICAL METHOD;
D O I
10.1051/apido:19910502
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
The influence of pollen grain volume on the quantitative analysis of food stored by bees is examined. It is concluded that percentages calculated from counts of pollen types in mixed samples of bee food are not reliable estimates of the relative importance of each pollen source to bees. Methodologies to weight frequencies by volumetric correction are discussed.
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页码:495 / 502
页数:8
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