Spatial analysis of morphological variation in African honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) on a continental scale

Apidologie

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-204

  Diniz Filho, José A F ^a   Hepburn, H Randall ^b   Radloff, Sarah ^b   Fuchs, Stefan ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Apis mellifera; Biogeography; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; MORPHOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; FORELIMB; GEOGRAPHY; HAIR; HONEYBEE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034127639     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2000116     Document Type: Article

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