Erratum: The bumblebees of Sichuan (hymenoptera: Apidae, bombini) (Systematics and Biodiversity (2009) 7 (101-189) DOI: 10.1017/S1477200008002843);The bumblebees of Sichuan (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-189

  Williams, Paul ^a   Tang, Ya ^b   Yao, Jian ^c   Cameron, Sydney ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Bee systematics; Bee taxonomy; Bombus; China; Chongqing; Hotspots; Mountain biodiversity; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBINI; BOMBUS HUMILIS; BOMBUS NORVEGICUS; HYMENOPTERA; PYROBOMBUS;

EID: 67650401913     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1477200009990089     Document Type: Erratum

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