Historical biogeography, divergence times, and diversification patterns of bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus)

Systematic Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-75

  Hines, Heather M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alpine; Bumblebees; Holarctic; Lineage through time; Molecular dating

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; BOMBUS (GENUS); HYMENOPTERA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BEE; COLD CLIMATE; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AMERICAS; ANIMALS; ASIA; BEES; COLD CLIMATE; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 47749083186     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: 1076836X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150801898912     Document Type: Article

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