The bumblebees of the subgenus Subterraneobombus: Integrating evidence from morphology and DNA barcodes (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 813-862

  Williams, Paul H ^a   An, Jiandong ^b   Huang, Jiaxing ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Distribution; Elevation; Phenology; Phylogeny; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855421385     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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