Bumblebee family lineage survival is enhanced in high-quality landscapes

Claire Carvell (), Andrew F. G. Bourke, Stephanie Dreier, Stephen N. Freeman, Sarah Hulmes, William C. Jordan, John W. Redhead, Seirian Sumner, Jinliang Wang and Matthew S. Heard
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Claire Carvell: NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Andrew F. G. Bourke: School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
Stephanie Dreier: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Stephen N. Freeman: NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Sarah Hulmes: NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
William C. Jordan: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
John W. Redhead: NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Seirian Sumner: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Jinliang Wang: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Matthew S. Heard: NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7646, 547-549

Abstract: Analysis of three wild-caught bumblebee species shows that family lineage survival and persistence is significantly increased between successive colony cycle stages with the proportion of high-value foraging habitat near the natal colony.

Date: 2017
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