Ecological and morphological differentiation of the honeybees, Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae), of West Africa

African Entomology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Radloff, S E ^a   Hepburn, H R ^a   Fuchs, S ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Institut für Bienenkunde   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. m. jemenitica; Apis mellifera adanansonii; Fire ecology; Hybridization; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; HONEYBEE; HYBRIDIZATION; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0031750853     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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