Queen developmental time as a factor in the Africanization of European honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) populations

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-58

  Degrandi Hoffman, Gloria ^a   Watkins, Joseph C ^a,b   Collins, Anita M ^a,c   Loper, Gerald M ^a   Martin, Joseph H ^a   Arias, Maria C ^a,c   Sheppard, Walter S ^a,d  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Mating; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

AFRICANIZED HONEYBEE; DEVELOPMENT TIME; POPULATION GENETICS; QUEEN;

EID: 0031805527     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.1.52     Document Type: Article

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