Drone flight times confirm the species status of Apis nigrocincta Smith, 1861 to be a species distinct from Apis cerana F, 1793, in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 361-369

  Hadisoesilo, S ^a,b   Otis, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Manggala Wanabakti   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis nigrocincta; drone flight; Indonesia; reproductive isolation; Sulawesi; taxonomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLIGHT; HONEYBEE; INDONESIA; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

APINAE; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS NIGROCINCTA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0030432144     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960504     Document Type: Article

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