New records reveal rapid geographic expansion of Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an invasive species in Argentina

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Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Geslin, Benoît ^a   Morales, Carolina L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RÍO NEGRO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bombus dahlbomii; Invasive bumblebee species; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; BOMBUS DAHLBOMII; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84930623866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1809127X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15560/11.3.1620     Document Type: Article

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