Africanized honey bee response to differences in reward frequency

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 125-136

  Cakmak, Ibrahim ^a   Cook, Peyton ^b   Hollis, Jeremy ^c   Shah, Naseem ^c   Huntley, Deborah ^c   van Valkenburg, David ^d   Wells, Harrington ^c  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d United States Embassy   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera caucasica; Apis mellifera ligustica; Apis mellifera scutellata; Flower colour; Foraging; Foraging constancy; Reward frequency

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0033262707     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1999.11101003     Document Type: Article

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