The potential of cleptoparasitic bees as indicator taxa for assessing bee communities

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Sheffield, Cory S ^a   Pindar, Alana ^b   Packer, Laurence ^b   Kevan, Peter G ^c  

^a ROYAL SASKATCHEWAN MUSEUM   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

cleptoparasites; ecosystem health; guild structure; indicator taxa; pollinator communities

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITISM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84884274476     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0200-2     Document Type: Article

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