Nutritive value of 15 single pollens and pollen mixes tested on larvae produced by bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-409

  Tasei, Jean Noël ^a   Aupinel, Pierrick ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Bumble bee; Larva; Nutritive value; Pollen

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOASSAY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POLLEN; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; WORKER CASTE;

AMARANTHUS; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; BRASSICA; CASTANEA; CISTUS; HEDERA; HELIANTHUS; HYMENOPTERA; PAPAVER; PICRIS; POACEAE; RUBUS; SOLANUM;

EID: 52649118006     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008017     Document Type: Article

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