Comparison of some characteristics of queen honey bees (Apis mellifera l.) reared by using doolittle method and natural queen cells

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-115

  Dodologlu, A ^a   Emsen, B ^a   Gene, F ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doolittle method; Queen; Queen features

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; REARING; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 19444362705     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2004.9706518     Document Type: Article

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