A scientific note on hygienic behavior in Apis mellifera lamarckii and A. m. carnica in Egypt

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-190

  Kamel, Soliman M ^a   Strange, James P ^b   Sheppard, Walter S ^b  

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera carnica; Apis mellifera lamarckii; Egypt; Hygienic behavior

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIOR; HYGIENE;

EGYPT;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0037364947     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003014     Document Type: Article

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