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Patricia Viviana Zelaya, Carlos Molineri, Sandra Josefina Bravo, Facundo Xavier Palacio, Natacha Chacoff (2024)
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Basavaraj N. Hadimani, Kumaranag K. M., Debjani Dey (2024)
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Diep Thi Lan Phuong, Nguyen Thanh Cong, Nguyen Van Phuong, Nguyen Thi Hue, Nguyen Quoc Vuong, Nguyen Thi Phuong Lien, Duc Viet Ho, Nguyen Le Tuan, Nguyen Thị Nghia, Vo Thi Thanh Tuyen, Nguyen Thu Hang, Le Thanh (2023)
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Joseline Sofía Ocaña-Cabrera, Sarah Martin-Solano, Claude Saegerman (2024)
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Jesus C. Jacome-García, Victor H. Gonzalez, Diego A. Riaño-Jimenez, Andres F. Herrera-Motta, Jose R. Cure (2024)
Foraging behavior and the nest architecture of a high-Andean stingless bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) revealed by X-ray computerized tomography. Apidologie 55: .

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Zildene de Sousa Silveira, Nair Silva Macêdo, Débora de Menezes Dantas, Samuel Vieira Brito, Helcio Silva dos Santos, Renata Valéria Regis de Sousa Gomes, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Francisco Assis Bezerra da Cunha, Márcia Vanusa da Silva (2024)
Chemical Profile and Biological Potential of Scaptotrigona Bee Products (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): An Review. Chemistry & Biodiversity 21: .

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Marilena Marconi, Daniel Ushiñahua Ramírez, Agustín Cerna Mendoza, Carlos Daniel Vecco-Giove, Javier Ormeño Luna, Liliia Baikova, Andrea Di Giulio, Emiliano Mancini (2023)
An updated molecular phylogeny of the stingless bees of the genus Trigona (Hymenoptera, Meliponini) of the northern Peruvian forests. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 96: 751.

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João Fábio Turco, João Benhur Mokochinski, Yohandra Reyes Torres (2024)
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Molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects collected by using Malaise traps from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta, Pakistan. PLOS ONE 19: e0300903.

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Nuha Binte Iesa, Supakit Chaipoot, Rewat Phongphisutthinant, Pairote Wiriyacharee, Bee Gim Lim, Korawan Sringarm, Michael Burgett, Bajaree Chuttong (2023)
Effects of Maltodextrin and Gum Arabic Composition on the Physical and Antioxidant Activities of Dewaxed Stingless Bee Cerumen. Foods 12: 3740.

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Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of stingless bee (Meliponula spp.) honey from the northern highlands of Tanzania, in comparison with Apis mellifera honey. Food and Humanity 2: 100310.

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Rafael Rodrigues Ferrari, Paulo Cseri Ricardo, Felipe Cordeiro Dias, Natalia de Souza Araujo, Dalliane Oliveira Soares, Qing-Song Zhou, Chao-Dong Zhu, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Maria Cristina Arias, Thiago Mafra Batista (2024)
The nuclear and mitochondrial genome assemblies of Tetragonisca angustula (Apidae: Meliponini), a tiny yet remarkable pollinator in the Neotropics. BMC Genomics 25: .

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Patricia Vit (2024)
The Atlantic Forest Biome for a Vital synergism – A Symposium in Bahia, Where Stingless Bee Keeping Was Born in Brazil. Bee World : 1.

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Camila Maia-Silva, Michael Hrncir, Tereza Cristina Giannini, Manuel Toledo-Hernández, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca (2024)
Small Amazonian stingless bees: an opportunity for targeted cocoa pollination. Frontiers in Bee Science 2: .

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CRISTIANO FEITOSA RIBEIRO, DAVID SILVA NOGUEIRA, FAVÍZIA FREITAS DE OLIVEIRA, MARCIO LUIZ DE OLIVEIRA (2024)
Two new species of Trigona Jurine, 1807 with an illustrated key for the species occurring in Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Zootaxa 5458: 524.

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Bajaree Chuttong, Kaiyang Lim, Pichet Praphawilai, Khanchai Danmek, Jakkrawut Maitip, Patricia Vit, Ming-Cheng Wu, Sampat Ghosh, Chuleui Jung, Michael Burgett, Surat Hongsibsong (2023)
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A methodological approach to identify priority zones for monitoring and assessment of wild bee species under climate change. Frontiers in Bee Science 2: .

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María Sol Balbuena, Jose M Latorre-Estivalis, Walter M Farina, R Anholt (2024)
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