Do morphometrics and allozymes reliably distinguish Africanized and European Apis mellifera drones in subtropical Mexico?

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  de J May Itza W ^a   Quezada Euan J J G ^a   Iuit, L ^a   Echazarreta, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bees; Alleles; Allozymes; Apis mellifera; Drones; Hexokinase; Malate dehydrogenase; Mexico; Morphometrics; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0041077059     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2001.11101044     Document Type: Article

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