Relative reliability of four field assays to test defensive behaviour of honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 42-46

  Guzmán Novoa, Ernesto ^a,b   Prieto Merlos, Daniel ^b   Uribe Rubio, José L ^a,b   Hunt, Greg J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera; Assays; Defensive behaviour; Reliability

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 1042264237     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101088     Document Type: Article

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