Morphometric affinities and population structure of honey bees of the Balearic Islands (Spain)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 97-103

  Radloff, S E ^a   Hepburn, H R ^a   Hepburn, C ^a   de la Rua P ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Balearic Islands; Mediterranean; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035564974     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2001.11101057     Document Type: Article

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