Nest architecture and foraging behavior in Bombus pullatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with comparisons to other tropical bumble bees

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Hines, H M ^a   Cameron, S A ^a   Deans, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Fervidobombus; Foraging; Nest; Tropical

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS ATRATUS; BOMBUS PULLATUS; BOMBUS TRANSVERSALIS; CONOPIDAE; FERVIDOBOMBUS; HYMENOPTERA; PHYSOCEPHALA; THORACOBOMBUS;

EID: 33947206621     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0022-8567(2007)80[1:NAAFBI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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