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A scientific note on a trend towards bivoltinism in Western North American bumblebees

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We would like to thank Glenn Fisher and two anonymous reviewers for their comments to improve the manuscript. Funding for this research was provided by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education and the Oregon Clover Seed Commisson.

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  1. Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, 3017 Agricultural and Life Science Building, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA

    Kimberly M. Skyrm, Sujaya Rao & William P. Stephen

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Skyrm, K.M., Rao, S. & Stephen, W.P. A scientific note on a trend towards bivoltinism in Western North American bumblebees. Apidologie 43, 82–84 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-011-0086-9

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