Habitat and forage associations of a naturally colonising insect pollinator, the tree bumblebee Bombus hypnorum.

Bumblebees (Bombus species) are major pollinators of commercial crops and wildflowers but factors affecting their abundance, including causes of recent population declines, remain unclear. Investigating the ecology of species with expanding ranges provides a potentially powerful means of elucidating...

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Main Authors: Liam P Crowther, Pierre-Louis Hein, Andrew F G Bourke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107568