Competition for flower resources and nest sites between Bombus terrestris (L.) and Japanese native bumblebees

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-35

  Inoue, Maki N ^a   Yokoyama, Jun ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Competitive exclusion; Niche overlap; Reproductive ability; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 77953911170     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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