Seasonal nest usurpation of European colonies by African swarms in Arizona, USA

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-364

  Schneider, S S ^a   Deeby, T ^b   Gilley, D C ^b   DeGrandi Hoffman, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African honey bee; Apis mellifera scutellata; Colony takeover; Reproductive parasitism; Usurpation

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HONEYBEE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 11244305519     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0753-1     Document Type: Article

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