Copulation duration of bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Impacts on polyandry and colony parameters

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Amin, Md Ruhul ^a   Than, Kyi Kyi ^a   Kwon, Yong Jung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Mating behavior; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 67349148533     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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