Measuring foraging activity in bumblebee nests: A simple nest-entrance trip recorder

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Kevan, Peter G ^a   Cooper, E ^b   Morse, A ^a   Kapongo, J P ^a,c   Shipp, L ^c   Khosla, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Radix Controls   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actograph; Bombus; Forager; Greenhouse; Pollination; Pollinator

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

APOIDEA;

EID: 61649086210     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01338.x     Document Type: Review

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