Effect of greenhouse polyethelene covering on activity level and photo-response of bumble bees

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 539-549

  Morandin, Lora A ^a   Laverty, Terence M ^a   Gegear, Robert J ^a   Kevan, Peter G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEE; FILM; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PLASTIC;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HYMENOPTERA; IMPATIENS;

EID: 0036655738     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent134539-4     Document Type: Article

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