Foraging distances of Bombus muscorum, Bombus lapidarius, and Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 239-246

  Walther Hellwig, Kerstin ^a   Frankl, Robert ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus; Flight distance; Foraging behavior

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS; BOMBUS MUSCORUM; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0034080205     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007740315207     Document Type: Article

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