Longevity of bombus terrestris workers (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in relation to pollen availability, in the absence of foraging

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-337

  Smeets, Paul ^a   Duchateau, Marie José ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Longevity; Pollen availability; Protein; Social insect

Indexed keywords

BEE; LONGEVITY; POLLEN; PROTEIN; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVORSHIP;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042769174     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003026     Document Type: Article

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