Causes of rarity in bumblebees

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Goulson, D ^a   Hanley, M E ^a   Darvill, B ^a   Ellis, J S ^a   Knight, M E ^a  

^a Biodiversity and Ecology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bombus; Competition; Hymenoptera; Pollen; Tongue length

Indexed keywords

BEE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT LOSS; PHENOLOGY; RARITY;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOMBUS HUMILIS; BOMBUS RUDERARIUS; BOMBUS RUDERATUS; BOMBUS SOROEENSIS; BOMBUS SUBTERRANEUS; ERICACEAE; FABACEAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 4644338228     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.017     Document Type: Article

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