Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects, but many species are in decline,
and efforts to help determine distributions and changes in abundance have to date been …

This study presents DNA barcode records for 4118 specimens representing 561 species of
bees belonging to the six families of A poidea (A ndrenidae, A pidae, C olletidae, H alictidae …

Located in the northwestern fringes of Africa, Morocco is situated south of europe, at a
crossroad between the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Mediterranean Sea in the north and …

Urban areas consist of wide expanses of impervious surfaces which are known to negatively
affect insect biodiversity in general, but green spaces within cities have the potential to …

The present study is an update to the first Red List of European Bees published in 2014. The
additional records are based on (i) comprehensive review of literature;(ii) new data provided …

Se proporciona una lista de las especies (y subespecies) de abejas citadas para la fauna
íbero-balear. Hasta este momento, el número asciende a 1.097. Se aportan los primeros …

Pollinators are threatened worldwide and strategies and measures to support their
conservation are proliferating. Among them, the approach “Farming with Alternative …

Improved taxonomic methods are needed to quantify declining populations of insect
pollinators. This study devises a high‐throughput DNA barcoding protocol for a regional …

Portugal is home to a rich but understudied bee fauna that was recently comprehensively
documented for the first time. As part of ongoing work to improve the knowledge of …

Objectives DNA barcoding became an effective method for the identification and monitoring
of bees. However, standard primer pairs used for barcoding often result in (co-) amplification …