The effect of proximity to a honeybee apiary on bumblebee colony fitness, development, and performance

Apidologie

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 504-513

  Elbgami, Twfeik ^a   Kunin, William E ^a   Hughes, William O H ^a,b   Biesmeijer, Jacobus C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; bees; Bombus terrestris; competition; pollinator ecology

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; COLONY; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WEIGHT;

EID: 84903993365     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0265-y     Document Type: Article

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