Ecological and seasonal patterns in the diversity of a species-rich bee assemblage (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-63

  Oertli, Sabine ^a   Müller, Andreas ^a   Dorn, Silvia ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Apoidea; Bees; Diversity; Ecological patterns; Hymenoptera; Sampling effort; Seasonal patterns; Species richness; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

BEE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 16244378550     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.008     Document Type: Article

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