ITS2 Ribosomal DNA Sequence Variation of the Bumblebee, Bombus ardens (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Genes and Genomics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Oh, Hyung Keun ^a   Yoon, Hyung Joo ^b   Kim, Min Jee ^a   Jeong, Hyung Uk ^a   Kim, Seong Ryul ^b   Hwang, Jae Sam ^b   Bae, Chang Hwan ^c   Kim, Iksoo ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b National Academy of Agricultural Science   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Biological Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bombus ardens; Genetic diversity; Geographic variation; Hymenoptera; ITS2

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS ARDENS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 70350151543     PISSN: 19769571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03191202     Document Type: Article

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