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Behaviour and nest structure of the Amazonian Bombus transversalis in Ecuador

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Jens Mogens Olesen
Jens Mogens Olesen
Affiliation:
Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, Nordlandsvej 68, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
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Keywords

Amazonasbee nestBombus transversalisEcuadorNeotropicsrain forest
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 243 - 246
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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