Niche differentiation of a cryptic bumblebee complex in the Western Isles of Scotland

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-52

  Waters, Joe ^a   Darvill, Ben ^a   Lye, Gillian C ^a   Goulson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Bombus lucorum; Coexistence; Forage use; RFLP

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651100072     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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