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Parasite Prevalence May Drive the Biotic Impoverishment of New England (USA) Bumble Bee Communities

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Here we discuss widespread changes in the community structure of bumble bees (Bombus spp.) found in the coastal-zone community of New England. One species in particular, Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863, has increased in relative abundance nearly 45% since the 1990s to become the domin...

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Autores principales: Averill, Anne L., Couto, Andrea V., Andersen, Jeremy C., Elkinton, Joseph S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8539347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680710
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12100941