High incidence of infection of an undescribed microsporidium (Microspora) in the communal bee andrena scotica (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 129-141

  Paxton, R J ^a   Fries, I ^b   Pieniazek, N J ^c   Tengo J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Andrena scotica; Communal bee; Infection; Microspora; Microsporidium

Indexed keywords

BEE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FECUNDITY; LONGEVITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; FERTILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RISK; LONGEVITY; MICROSPORUM; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANDRENA SCOTICA; ANDRENIDAE; ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MICROSPORA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM;

EID: 0030762227     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19970304     Document Type: Article

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