Bumble bees in Tasmania: Their distribution and potential impact on Australian flora and fauna

Bee World

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 80-86

  Stout, Jane C ^a   Goulson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 0034349598     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2000.11099475     Document Type: Article

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