Periodic mass flights of the giant honey bee, apis dorsata

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 181-186

  Woyke, Jerzy ^a   Kruk, Cezary ^b   Wilde, Jerzy ^c   Wilde, Maria ^d  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Pomology Institute   (Poland)

^c WM University   (Poland)

^d Dabur Apicultural Centre   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Apis dorsata; Nepal; Periodic mass flights

Indexed keywords

APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 14844315074     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101134     Document Type: Article

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