How island size and isolation affect bee and wasp ensembles on small tropical islands: A case study from Kepulauan Seribu, Indonesia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-258

  Spengler, Anna ^a   Hartmann, Peter ^a   Buchori, Damayanti ^b   Schulze, Christian H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Bees; Body size; Indonesia; Island biogeography; Small island effect; Species composition; Species isolation relationship; Vespoidea; Wasps

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; FIELD SURVEY; ISLAND; ISOLATION EFFECT; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WASP; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

INDONESIA; THOUSAND ISLANDS [WEST JAVA]; WEST JAVA;

APOCRITA; APOIDEA; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 78751470929     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02395.x     Document Type: Article

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