Genetic analysis of spatial foraging patterns and resource sharing in bumble bee pollinators

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2801-2808

  Chapman, R E ^a   Wang, J ^a   Bourke, A F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Foraging ecology; Microsatellite; Plant pollinator relationship; Relatedness; Social insect

Indexed keywords

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BEES; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0141613133     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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