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The production of adults in incipient colonies of Bombus agrorum (F.) (Hymenoptera: Bombidae)
Author(s) -
Alford D. V.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1970.tb00692.x
Subject(s) - brood , hymenoptera , biology , zoology , population , ecology , demography , sociology
SYNOPSIS An account is given of the size and emergence of first brood adults in colonies of Bombus agrorum. The significance of the observed characteristics of the initial worker population of colonies is discussed.