Notes and discussion: Resource partitioning and per-flower foraging efficiency in two bumble bee species

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 401-406

  Graham, Liza ^b   Jones, Kristina N ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM; ACONITUM COLUMBIANUM; APOIDEA; BOMBUS FLAVIFRONS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; COLUMBIANUM; DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BARBEYI;

EID: 0030445318     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426743     Document Type: Article

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