Preliminary observations on foraging activities of bombus dahlbomii and bombus terrestris (hym: Apidae) on native and non-native vegetation in Chile

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 561, Issue , 2001, Pages 165-169

  Ruz, Luisa ^a,c   Herrera, Raúl ^b,c  

^a Laboratorio de Zoología   (Chile)

^b CIMFAV   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Eryngium; Foraging; Lavatera; Nectar; Pollen; Salvia

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS DAHLBOMII; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; ERYNGIUM; HEXAPODA; LAVATERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SALVIA;

EID: 33745919894     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.561.24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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