Colony growth and reproductive ability of feral nests of the introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris in northern Japan

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-38

  Inoue, M N ^a   Yokoyama, J ^b   Tsuchida, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Colony growth; Gyne production; Propagule pressure; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COCOON; COLONY; FEMALE; FERAL ORGANISM; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEST; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PROPAGULE; SEX RATIO; SPECIALIZATION;

JAPAN;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 76149087126     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0047-8     Document Type: Article

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