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Population structure and inbreeding in a rare and declining bumblebee, Bombus muscorum (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2006
Darvill B, Ellis J S, Lye G C, Goulson D
Abstract excerpt
Owing to habitat loss populations of many organisms have declined and become fragmented. Vertebrate conservation strategies routinely consider genetic factors, but their importance in invertebrate populations is poorly understood. Bumblebees are important pollinators, and many species have undergone dramatic declines. As monoandrous social hymenopterans they may be particularly susceptible to inbreeding due to...
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