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Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia

Stingless bees from four different places in Penang, northern peninsular Malaysia including Universiti Sains Malaysia campus(USM), Botanical Garden, Balik Pulau and Teluk Bahang were sampled randomly and identified. A total of six species of stingless bee were successfully recorded; Heterotrigona it...

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Main Authors:	Suhaila Ab Hamid, Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh, Kumara Thevan Krishnan, Nur Aida Hashim
Format:	Non-Indexed Article
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2016
Online Access:	http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8477/ http://www.jtrss.org/JTRSS/volume4/JTRSS-24-12-15-MAZ4/4-1-1-5.pdf
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spelling	my.umk.eprints.84772022-05-23T10:27:42Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8477/ Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia Suhaila Ab Hamid Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh Kumara Thevan Krishnan Nur Aida Hashim Stingless bees from four different places in Penang, northern peninsular Malaysia including Universiti Sains Malaysia campus(USM), Botanical Garden, Balik Pulau and Teluk Bahang were sampled randomly and identified. A total of six species of stingless bee were successfully recorded; Heterotrigona itama, Lepidotrigona terminata, Tetrigona apicalis, Tetragonula iridipennis, Tetragonula laeviceps, and Tetragonula pagdeni. Heterotrigona itama is the most abundance species in both urban and forest area. Their hive can be found in all study areas. The results showed that Balik Pulau (forest) had the most diverse stingless bee species (5 species) compared to other selected sites. Morphometrical studies comprising fifteen characters of H.itama were measured. There were significant difference for H. itama body length and appendages between samples collected from urban and forest areas. H.itama in forest areas have larger body size compared to those in the urban area. Overall, stingless bees in urban areas was less diverse compared to forest area. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2016-12-14 Non-Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed Suhaila Ab Hamid and Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh and Kumara Thevan Krishnan and Nur Aida Hashim (2016) Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Sciences, 4 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2289-3946 http://www.jtrss.org/JTRSS/volume4/JTRSS-24-12-15-MAZ4/4-1-1-5.pdf
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description	Stingless bees from four different places in Penang, northern peninsular Malaysia including Universiti Sains Malaysia campus(USM), Botanical Garden, Balik Pulau and Teluk Bahang were sampled randomly and identified. A total of six species of stingless bee were successfully recorded; Heterotrigona itama, Lepidotrigona terminata, Tetrigona apicalis, Tetragonula iridipennis, Tetragonula laeviceps, and Tetragonula pagdeni. Heterotrigona itama is the most abundance species in both urban and forest area. Their hive can be found in all study areas. The results showed that Balik Pulau (forest) had the most diverse stingless bee species (5 species) compared to other selected sites. Morphometrical studies comprising fifteen characters of H.itama were measured. There were significant difference for H. itama body length and appendages between samples collected from urban and forest areas. H.itama in forest areas have larger body size compared to those in the urban area. Overall, stingless bees in urban areas was less diverse compared to forest area.
format	Non-Indexed Article
author	Suhaila Ab Hamid Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh Kumara Thevan Krishnan Nur Aida Hashim
spellingShingle	Suhaila Ab Hamid Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh Kumara Thevan Krishnan Nur Aida Hashim Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
author_facet	Suhaila Ab Hamid Mohammad Sharifuddin Salleh Kumara Thevan Krishnan Nur Aida Hashim
author_sort	Suhaila Ab Hamid
title	Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
title_short	Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
title_full	Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia
title_sort	distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (apidae: meliponini) in urban and forest areas of penang island, malaysia
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
publishDate	2016
url	http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/8477/ http://www.jtrss.org/JTRSS/volume4/JTRSS-24-12-15-MAZ4/4-1-1-5.pdf
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Distribution and morphometrical variations of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in urban and forest areas of Penang Island, Malaysia

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