Biodiversity of Apis mellifera iberica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from northeastern Spain assessed by mitochondrial analysis

Insect Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  De La Rúa, Pilar ^a   Hernández García, Raquel ^a   Jiménez, Yolanda ^a,b   Galián, José ^a   Serrano, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA IBERICA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 14844310599     PISSN: 1399560X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/187631205788912822     Document Type: Article

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