Distribution and forage use of exotic bumblebees in South Island, New Zealand
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...…complexes Although alien pollinators often visit a wide range of plant species, they tend to preferentially visit alien plants (Stimec, ScottDupree & McAndrews, 1997; Olesen, Eskildsen & Venkatasamy, 2002; Goulson & Hanley, 2004), potentially forming ‘‘invader complexes’’ (Morales & Aizen, 2006)....
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...Journal compilation © 2007 British Ecological Society, Journal of Applied Ecology , 45 , 784–792 reduction in availability of preferred forage as a result of agricultural intensification (Goulson & Darvill 2004; Goulson & Hanley 2004; Goulson et al ....
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...This approach has been widely used for studies of bumblebee forage use (Goulson & Darvill 2004; Goulson & Hanley 2004; Goulson et al ....
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...The fact that Fabaceae-specialist bumblebees were introduced to New Zealand in order to improve seed set in red clover (Trifolium pratense) underscores the obligate association between plant and pollinator (Goulson & Hanley 2004)....
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