Cryptic species identification: A simple diagnostic tool for discriminating between two problematic bumblebee species

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 540-542

  Ellis, J S ^a   Knight, M E ^b   Carvell, C ^c   Goulson, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Conservation; Cryptic species; mtDNA; Restriction enzyme

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS HORTORUM; BOMBUS RUDERATUS;

EID: 33646871389     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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