Beekeeping in the Yucatan peninsula: Development and current status

Bee World

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 115-127

  Echazarreta, Carlos M ^a   Quezada Euán, Javier J G ^a   Medina, Luis M ^a   Pasteur, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 0031509272     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.1997.11099346     Document Type: Article

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