Comparative nest architecture of the dwarf honey bees

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-26

  Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Wongsiri, Siriwat ^b   Kuang, Bangyu ^c   Liu, Jisheng ^d   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^e   Sylvester, H Allen ^a   de Guzman, Lilia ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Chengdu Apiculture Institute of Sichuan Province   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis andreniformis; Apis florea; China; Dwarf honey bees; Honey bees; Nest architecture; Philippines; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030492198     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1996.11100909     Document Type: Article

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