Is Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) a stronger competitor against native Japanese species? A comparison of foraging efficiency

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-75

  Inoue, Maki N ^a   Makino, Takashi T ^b   Yokoyama, Jun ^c   Sakai, Satoki ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Body size; Competition; Foraging efficiency; Resource depletion

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; SALVIA; SALVIA FARINACEA;

EID: 77953910803     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.71     Document Type: Article

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