Strong genetic exchange among populations of a specialist bee, Andrena vaga (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1233-1241

  Exeler, N ^a   Kratochwil, A ^a   Hochkirch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fragmentation; Inbreeding; Isolation by distance; Specialization

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; GENETIC MARKER; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; PIONEER SPECIES; POPULATION GENETICS; SAND; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EMSLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LOWER RHINE BASIN; LOWER SAXONY; RHINE BASIN;

ANDRENA VAGA; ANDRENIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; SALIX;

EID: 50249154223     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9450-8     Document Type: Article

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