Morphometric studies of Apis cerana in Thailand and the Malaysian peninsula

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-145

  Sylvester, H Allen ^a   Limbipichai, Kanok ^b   Wongsiri, Siriwat ^b   Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Mardan, Makhdzir ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Eastern honey bee; Malaysia; Morphometrics; Thailand

Indexed keywords

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032286511     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1998.11100965     Document Type: Article

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