ABSTRACT
This research was carried out to investigate the species variability within Afrotropical
stingless bees of the genus Hypotrigona (Cockerell) in three districts in the Central
Region of Ghana. Hypotrigona species are common visitors to flowering plants in the
tropics and subtropics. Structurally, the three known Afrotropical Hypotrigona
species are very similar and pose difficulty in accurately identifying existing species.
In view of this taxonomic impediment, this present study aimed at investigating
variation within the Afrotropical genus Hypotrigona based on their nest entrance
characteristics, the geo-morphometry of their wings and the traditional morphometry
of the bees within three districts in the Central Region of Ghana. The research was
conducted from April 2013 to November 2013. A total of 5441 bees were sampled
from 68 colonies. Using nesting characteristics, geometric morphometrics and
traditional morphometrics, three probable species were observed in the study.
Precisely 2027 individual right forewings of Hypotrigona bees were assessed using
geometric morphometrics. Statistical analyses (PCA, CVA, DFA, correlation and
Procrustes ANOVA) conducted on the right forewings were statistically significant p
EDZEANI, S (2021). SPECIES VARIABILITY IN AFROTROPICAL GENUS HYPOTRIGONA (COCKERELL) WITHIN THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/species-variability-in-afrotropical-genus-hypotrigona-cockerell-within-three-districts-in-the-central-region-of-ghana
EDZEANI, SANDRA "SPECIES VARIABILITY IN AFROTROPICAL GENUS HYPOTRIGONA (COCKERELL) WITHIN THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/species-variability-in-afrotropical-genus-hypotrigona-cockerell-within-three-districts-in-the-central-region-of-ghana. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
EDZEANI, SANDRA . "SPECIES VARIABILITY IN AFROTROPICAL GENUS HYPOTRIGONA (COCKERELL) WITHIN THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA". Afribary, Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021. Web. 15 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/species-variability-in-afrotropical-genus-hypotrigona-cockerell-within-three-districts-in-the-central-region-of-ghana >.
EDZEANI, SANDRA . "SPECIES VARIABILITY IN AFROTROPICAL GENUS HYPOTRIGONA (COCKERELL) WITHIN THREE DISTRICTS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 15, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/species-variability-in-afrotropical-genus-hypotrigona-cockerell-within-three-districts-in-the-central-region-of-ghana