Pervasiveness of parasites in pollinators.

Many pollinator populations are declining, with large economic and ecological implications. Parasites are known to be an important factor in the some of the population declines of honey bees and bumblebees, but little is known about the parasites afflicting most other pollinators, or the extent of i...

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Main Authors: Sophie E F Evison, Katherine E Roberts, Lynn Laurenson, Stéphane Pietravalle, Jeffrey Hui, Jacobus C Biesmeijer, Judith E Smith, Giles Budge, William O H Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3273957?pdf=render