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Fine-scale spatial genetic structure of common and declining bumble bees across an agricultural landscape.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2014
Dreier Stephanie, Redhead John W, Warren Ian A, Bourke Andrew F G, Heard Matthew S, Jordan William C, Sumner Seirian, Wang Jinliang, Carvell Claire
Abstract excerpt
Land-use changes have threatened populations of many insect pollinators, including bumble bees. Patterns of dispersal and gene flow are key determinants of species' ability to respond to land-use change, but have been little investigated at a fine scale (<10 km) in bumble bees. Using microsatellite markers, we determined the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of populations of four common Bombus species...
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