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Table 3 Frequency of reference (FM) and average number of descriptors (ND) used by inhabitants from the north of Misiones to characterize stingless bees.

From: Descriptive attributes used in the characterization of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in rural populations of the Atlantic forest (Misiones-Argentina)

 

Nest

Ethological

Organoleptic

Piquera

F

P

FM

44.4 (c)

72.7 (bc)

112.1 (a)

75.5 (ba)

5.9

0.0018

Range

18.8-112.2

40.6-105

12-200

20-174.2

  

S.D.

31.61

21.47

49.4

49.5

  

ND

2.17 (c)

2.5 (bc)

3.3 (ba)

4 (a)

10.2

< 0.0001

Range

1-5

1-4

1-5

1-5

  

S.D.

0.9

0.8

0.9

0.9

  
  1. Descriptors grouped into the following criteria are compared (ANOVA): Nest (N = 12), Ethological (N = 12), Organoleptic (N = 12), and Piquera (N = 11). Different letters indicate significant differences among variables (alpha 0.05)