Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills

Autores:: Rodríguez-Torres, Rogelio
Solarte-Cabrera, Víctor M.
Arias-Barrera, Edgar
Mora-Vega, Heinner Andrés
Porcel, Mario
Miranda-Lasprilla, Diego

Tipo de recurso:: Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:: 2025

Institución:: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

Repositorio:: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC

Idioma:: eng

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title	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
spellingShingle	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills Bees Meliponini Persea americana Pollination Ecosystem services Diversity Avocado Pollinators Abejas Meliponini Persea americana Polinización Servicios ecosistémicos Diversidad Aguacate Polinizadores
title_short	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
title_full	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
title_fullStr	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
title_full_unstemmed	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
title_sort	Complementarity between Apis mellifera and wild pollinators in 'Lorena' avocado fruit set in the Colombian Llanos foothills
dc.creator.fl_str_mv	Rodríguez-Torres, Rogelio Solarte-Cabrera, Víctor M. Arias-Barrera, Edgar Mora-Vega, Heinner Andrés Porcel, Mario Miranda-Lasprilla, Diego
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv	Bees Meliponini Persea americana Pollination Ecosystem services Diversity Avocado Pollinators Abejas Meliponini Persea americana Polinización Servicios ecosistémicos Diversidad Aguacate Polinizadores
topic	Bees Meliponini Persea americana Pollination Ecosystem services Diversity Avocado Pollinators Abejas Meliponini Persea americana Polinización Servicios ecosistémicos Diversidad Aguacate Polinizadores
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