Effect of a colour dimorphism on the flower constancy of honey bees and bumble bees

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-593

  Gegear, Robert J ^a,b   Laverty, Terence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; COLOR;

COLOR DIMORPHISMS; FLOWERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

COLOR; CONSTANCY; DIMORPHISM; FLOWER VISITING;

ANIMALIA; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HYMENOPTERA; IMPATIENS;

EID: 4043051602     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-029     Document Type: Article

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