Female mating frequencies in Bombus spp. from Central Europe

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-41

  Schmid Hempel, R ^a   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bombus; Bumblebees; Mating frequency; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE MATING; SOCIAL INSECT;

EUROPE;

APIDAE; BOMBUS HORTORUM; BOMBUS HYPNORUM; BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS; BOMBUS LUCORUM; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS PRATORUM; BOMBUS SICHELI; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033997356     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050006     Document Type: Article

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