Genetic variation among European populations of Bombus pascuorum (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from mitochondrial DNA sequence data

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-33

  Pirounakis, Katerina ^a   Koulianos, Stella ^a   Schmid Hempel, Paul ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombus pascuorum; Bumble bee; Europe; Genetic variation; Mitochondrial DNA

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0013092235     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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