Methods for species delimitation in bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus): Towards an integrative approach

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 281-297

  Lecocq, Thomas ^a   Dellicour, Simon ^b,c   Michez, Denis ^a   Dehon, Manuel ^a   Dewulf, Alexandre ^a   De Meulemeester, Thibaut ^d   Brasero, Nicolas ^a   Valterová, Irena ^e   Rasplus, Jean Yves ^f   Rasmont, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^f CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84926220753     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12107     Document Type: Article

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