The introduced Honeybee Apis mellifera and the precautionary principle: Reducing the conflict

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 181-186

  Pyke, Graham H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Australia; Competitor; Feral; Honeybee; Pollinator; Precautionary

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0003555380     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1999.018     Document Type: Article

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