Subalpine bumble bee foraging distances and densities in relation to flower availability

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 748-756

  Elliott, Susan E ^a,b  

^a Pinyon Publishing   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bumble bee; Flower density; Food availability; Foraging distance; Subalpine

Indexed keywords

BEE; ELEVATION; FEEDING GROUND; FLOWER; FLOWERING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS);

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLOWER; FLYING; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; COLORADO; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FLOWERS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

EID: 68049088604     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/022.038.0327     Document Type: Article

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