Effects of climate on intra- and interspecific size variation in bumble-bees

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-151

  Peat, J ^a   Darvill, B ^a   Ellis, J ^a   Goulson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Hymenoptera; Insulation; Temperature; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; WORKER CASTE;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; FERVIDOBOMBUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 16844383642     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2005.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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