Interspecific rearing and acceptance of queens between Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 and Apis koschevnikovi Buttel-Reepen, 1906

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 371-380

  Koeniger, N ^a   Koeniger, G ^a   Tingek, S ^b   Kelitu, A ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Agricultural Research Station   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis koschevnikovi; interspecific relation; queen; reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HONEYBEE; MATING; NONHUMAN; REARING; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

APIS CERANA; APIS KOSCHEVNIKOVI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FABRICIUS;

EID: 0030437030     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960505     Document Type: Article

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