Reproductive success of a colony of the introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a Tasmanian National Park

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-141

  Hingston, Andrew B ^a   Herrmann, Walter ^a   Jordan, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colony size; Feral animals; Invasive species; Social Hymenoptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; EUCALYPTUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33645792119     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2006.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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