Has the bumblebee Bombus bellicosus gone extinct in the northern portion of its distribution range in Brazil?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-210

  Martins, Aline C ^a,b   Melo, Gabriel A R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bombus bellicosus extinction; Conservation; Pollinators; Threatened fauna

Indexed keywords

BEE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOCAL EXTINCTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BRAZIL; PARANA;

BOMBUS BELLICOSUS;

EID: 77954086513     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-009-9237-y     Document Type: Article

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