Evolution of mating behavior in the genus Apis and an estimate of mating frequency in Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 700-709

  Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a   Clifton, Morag J ^a   Parker, Kerrie ^a   Wongsiri, Siriwat ^b   Rinderer, Thomas E ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; POLYANDRY;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS CERANA; APIS KOSCHEVNIKOVI; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFESA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032426944     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.5.700     Document Type: Article

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