Dimensional aspects of flight in the honey bees of Africa

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 147-154

  Hepburn, H R ^a   Radloff, S E ^a   Steele, G R ^a   Brown, R E ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Apis mellifera; Flight; Honey bees; Populations; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032282580     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1998.11100966     Document Type: Article

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