Rapid inter-generational changes in morphology and behaviour in colonies of Africanized and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) from tropical Yucatan, Mexico

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 93-104

  Quezada Euan J J G ^a   Paxton, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africanization; Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera; Behaviour; Defence; Morphology; Morphometrics; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0033441120     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1999.11101000     Document Type: Article

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