PALYNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HONEY AND LOADS OF POLLEN OF APIS MELLIFERA (APIDAE) OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN REGION OF THE STATE OF GUERRERO, MEXICO
Por:
Ramirez-Arriaga, Elia, Martinez-Bernal, Angelica, Ramirez Maldonado, Nadia, Martinez-Hernandez, Enrique
Publicada:
1 ene 2016
Categoría:
Plant Science
Resumen:
The present work is a contribution to knowledge of polen recovered from
six Apis mellifera honey samples and six pollen loads samples, in order
to characterize their botanical and geographical origin. Samples were
collected from central and northern Guerrero-both regions of beekeeping
importance-during November-December 2005 and March 2006. Honeybee
foraging behavior was also analyzed. Melissopalynological results showed
a total of 43 pollen types belonging to 27 families; only 15 taxa of
native flora were considered of importance, and their palynological
descriptions are included: Cosmos sulphureus, Dyssodia papposa,
Taraxacum campylodes, Tithonia tubaeformis, and Vernonia sp.
(Asteraceae), Coutoubea sp. (Gentianaceae), Dalea sp. and Leucaena
leucocephala (Fabaceae), Quercus sp. (Fagaceae), Miconia sp.
(Melastomataceae), Pisonia sp. (Nyctaginaceae), Dodonaea viscosa and
Paullinia sp. (Sapindaceae), Solanum sp. (Solanaceae), and Heliocarpus
donnellsmithii (Malvaceae) as well as Zea mays (Poaceae), an abundant
crop. Two oligofloral and four multifloral honey samples were
characterized. Diversity indexes varied from 1.7 to 2.3 in honey
samples, while the pollen loads registered 1.6 to 2.1 values in
diversity, the evenness index in honey samples varied from 0.8 to 0.9,
whereas pollen load samples registered a range from 0.6 to 0.9. Apis
mellifera showed polylectic behavior; the herbaceous stratum was the
most foraged, followed in importance by tree and shrub strata.
Filiaciones:
Ramirez-Arriaga, Elia:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Dept Paleontol, Lab Palinol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Martinez-Bernal, Angelica:
Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Dept Biol, Div Ciencias Biol & Salud, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Ramirez Maldonado, Nadia:
Univ Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Martinez-Hernandez, Enrique:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Dept Paleontol, Lab Palinol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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