Pollination of ‘criollo’ avocados (persea americana) and the behaviour of associated bees in subtropical Mexico

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-8

  Can Alonzo, Cesar ^a,b   Quezada Euán, José Javier G ^a   Xiu Ancona, Patricia ^a   Moo Valle, Humberto ^a   Valdovinos Nunez, Gustavo Rafael ^c   Medina Peralta, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE CONKAL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avocado; Honey bees; Persea; Pollination; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MELIPONINAE; NANNOTRIGONA; NANNOTRIGONA PERILAMPOIDES; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; TRIGONA; TRIGONA NIGRA;

EID: 18144395449     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101138     Document Type: Article

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