Aline C. Martins

This study investigates how sociality and nesting strategy influence the bimodal latitudinal diversity gradient in bees, finding that social and above-ground nesting traits are linked to narrow climatic niches and prevalence in tropical regions.

The paper identifies geographic and taxonomic gaps in knowledge for stingless bees in the Amazon basin, highlighting the need for improved data collection and digitization.

The paper reconstructs the phylogeny and divergence times of cleptoparasitic bees in the Ericrocidini-Rhathymini clade, confirming their origin in the Paleocene and host specialization in the Eocene.