Parasitic Cape bees in the northern regions of South Africa: Source of the founder population

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 98, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 404-406

  Neumann, Peter ^a   Radloff, Sarah E ^a   Hepburn, H Randall ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; PROVENANCE; SOCIAL PARASITISM; THELYTOKY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036630017     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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