The distribution and range expansion of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the state of Yucatan, Mexico

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 85-95

  Quezada Euán, José Javier G ^a   Echazarreta, Carlos M ^a   Paxton, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera; Distribution; European honey bees; Hybridization; Mexico; Morphometrics; Range expansion; Taxonomy; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030326872     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1996.11100917     Document Type: Article

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