Studies on the possible competition for pollen between the honey bee, Apis mellifera sudanensis, and the imported dwarf honey bee Apis florea (Hym., Apidae) in North-Khartoum (Sudan)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 557-562

  El Shafie, H A F ^a,b   Mogga, J B B ^a   Basedow, Thies ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

SUDAN;

ACACIA SEYAL; APIDAE; APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FLOREA; HYMENOPTERA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 0036949370     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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