Selection for non-diapause in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, with notes on the effect of inbreeding

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-75

  Beekman, M ^a,b   Van Stratum, P ^a   Veerman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(non )diapause; Bivoltinism; Bombus terrestris; Bumblebees; Inbreeding; Isofemale lines

Indexed keywords

BEE; DIAPAUSE; INBREEDING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; VOLTINISM;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032754526     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1999.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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