Influence of pollen origin on performance of Bombus terrestris micro-colonies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 329-336

  Genissel A ^a   Aupinel, P ^b   Bressac, C ^c   Tasei, J N ^b   Chevrier, C ^c  

^a Inst Natl de la Rech Agronom   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Apidae; Bombinae; Bombus terrestris; Egg; Hymenoptera; Offspring production; Pollen; Queenless micro colony; Sperm number

Indexed keywords

BEE; POLLEN; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBINAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; PRUNUS; SALIX; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 0036766613     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2002.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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