Reward frequency: Effects on flower choices made by different honeybee races in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-176

  Çakmak, Ibrahim ^a   Wells, Harrington ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera races; Artificial flowers; Foraging; Honey bees; Prey predator relationship

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; LABOR DIVISION;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035018358     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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