Does the recently introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Apidae) threaten Australian ecosystems?

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-549

  Hingston, Andrew B ^a   McQuillan, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Foraging profile; Introduced species; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944374263     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00764.x     Document Type: Article

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