Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe wal...

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Cilla, Gabriela; Rolon, Carlos Guillermo
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2012
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Centris (Wagenknechtia) muralis Burmeister is one of the most common bee species distributed in the xeric region of Argentina. This work describes macro-and micromorphological aspects of the nesting architecture and the stages involved in the process of nesting of C. muralis bee, in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins and recent earthen constructions in Udpinango and Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina. In addition, we discuss the possible factors that may explain the high density of nests observed in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins. These constructions are settled in the northern area of the Monte desert. Our analysis showed that the nest cell walls are strengthened and waterproofed probably by the admixture of organic material to the adobe matrix. Light microscopy of thin sections of the vacated cells showed the inner layers of organic material corresponding to the cocoon, and the outer layer of 0.7 mm thick corresponding to the cell walls consisting mainly of silt and clay, fine sand grains in low rate and absence of grains of sand medium and large. The cell wall was not different in its granulometry from that in the adobe brick, thus suggesting that the cell wall was constructed probably by cementing the particles with bee secretion. The scanning micrographs showed that the cell walls and non-nesting zones exhibited abundant clay crystals in the grain distribution. Pollen from Larrea sp. was observed in high proportions in the nest contents of C. muralis in the Capayán adobe walls.
Fil: Cilla, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; Argentina
Fil: Rolon, Carlos Guillermo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigación Estéticas "Mario Buschiazzo"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
Larrea Sp.
Morphological Aspects
Nesting Activity
Semidesertic Zone
Solitary Bees
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spelling Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, ArgentinaCilla, GabrielaRolon, Carlos GuillermoLarrea Sp.Morphological AspectsNesting ActivitySemidesertic ZoneSolitary Beeshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Centris (Wagenknechtia) muralis Burmeister is one of the most common bee species distributed in the xeric region of Argentina. This work describes macro-and micromorphological aspects of the nesting architecture and the stages involved in the process of nesting of C. muralis bee, in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins and recent earthen constructions in Udpinango and Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina. In addition, we discuss the possible factors that may explain the high density of nests observed in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins. These constructions are settled in the northern area of the Monte desert. Our analysis showed that the nest cell walls are strengthened and waterproofed probably by the admixture of organic material to the adobe matrix. Light microscopy of thin sections of the vacated cells showed the inner layers of organic material corresponding to the cocoon, and the outer layer of 0.7 mm thick corresponding to the cell walls consisting mainly of silt and clay, fine sand grains in low rate and absence of grains of sand medium and large. The cell wall was not different in its granulometry from that in the adobe brick, thus suggesting that the cell wall was constructed probably by cementing the particles with bee secretion. The scanning micrographs showed that the cell walls and non-nesting zones exhibited abundant clay crystals in the grain distribution. Pollen from Larrea sp. was observed in high proportions in the nest contents of C. muralis in the Capayán adobe walls.Fil: Cilla, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; ArgentinaFil: Rolon, Carlos Guillermo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigación Estéticas "Mario Buschiazzo"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaVersita2012-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/mswordapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/68450Cilla, Gabriela; Rolon, Carlos Guillermo; Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina; Versita; Biologia; 67; 3; 6-2012; 573-5830006-3088CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.2478/s11756-012-0036-7info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/biolog.2012.67.issue-3/s11756-012-0036-7/s11756-012-0036-7.xmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:45:55Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/68450instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:45:55.699CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
title Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
spellingShingle Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
Cilla, Gabriela
Larrea Sp.
Morphological Aspects
Nesting Activity
Semidesertic Zone
Solitary Bees
title_short Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
title_full Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
title_fullStr Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
title_sort Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cilla, Gabriela
Rolon, Carlos Guillermo
author Cilla, Gabriela
author_facet Cilla, Gabriela
Rolon, Carlos Guillermo
author_role author
author2 Rolon, Carlos Guillermo
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Larrea Sp.
Morphological Aspects
Nesting Activity
Semidesertic Zone
Solitary Bees
topic Larrea Sp.
Morphological Aspects
Nesting Activity
Semidesertic Zone
Solitary Bees
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Centris (Wagenknechtia) muralis Burmeister is one of the most common bee species distributed in the xeric region of Argentina. This work describes macro-and micromorphological aspects of the nesting architecture and the stages involved in the process of nesting of C. muralis bee, in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins and recent earthen constructions in Udpinango and Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina. In addition, we discuss the possible factors that may explain the high density of nests observed in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins. These constructions are settled in the northern area of the Monte desert. Our analysis showed that the nest cell walls are strengthened and waterproofed probably by the admixture of organic material to the adobe matrix. Light microscopy of thin sections of the vacated cells showed the inner layers of organic material corresponding to the cocoon, and the outer layer of 0.7 mm thick corresponding to the cell walls consisting mainly of silt and clay, fine sand grains in low rate and absence of grains of sand medium and large. The cell wall was not different in its granulometry from that in the adobe brick, thus suggesting that the cell wall was constructed probably by cementing the particles with bee secretion. The scanning micrographs showed that the cell walls and non-nesting zones exhibited abundant clay crystals in the grain distribution. Pollen from Larrea sp. was observed in high proportions in the nest contents of C. muralis in the Capayán adobe walls.
Fil: Cilla, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; Argentina
Fil: Rolon, Carlos Guillermo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Arte Americano e Investigación Estéticas "Mario Buschiazzo"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Centris (Wagenknechtia) muralis Burmeister is one of the most common bee species distributed in the xeric region of Argentina. This work describes macro-and micromorphological aspects of the nesting architecture and the stages involved in the process of nesting of C. muralis bee, in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins and recent earthen constructions in Udpinango and Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina. In addition, we discuss the possible factors that may explain the high density of nests observed in the adobe walls of Capayán ruins. These constructions are settled in the northern area of the Monte desert. Our analysis showed that the nest cell walls are strengthened and waterproofed probably by the admixture of organic material to the adobe matrix. Light microscopy of thin sections of the vacated cells showed the inner layers of organic material corresponding to the cocoon, and the outer layer of 0.7 mm thick corresponding to the cell walls consisting mainly of silt and clay, fine sand grains in low rate and absence of grains of sand medium and large. The cell wall was not different in its granulometry from that in the adobe brick, thus suggesting that the cell wall was constructed probably by cementing the particles with bee secretion. The scanning micrographs showed that the cell walls and non-nesting zones exhibited abundant clay crystals in the grain distribution. Pollen from Larrea sp. was observed in high proportions in the nest contents of C. muralis in the Capayán adobe walls.
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Cilla, Gabriela; Rolon, Carlos Guillermo; Macroscopic and microscopic studies of the nests and the stages involved in the nesting process of Centris muralis Burmeister (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) bee in the adobe walls, in La Rioja, Argentina; Versita; Biologia; 67; 3; 6-2012; 573-583
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