Demographic consequences of drift in contiguous hives of Bombus terrestris

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1756-1763

  Lefebvre, Diane ^a,b   Pierre, Jacqueline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Colony growth; Drift; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 38049143985     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1756:dcodic]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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