Pollen resource partitioning by Apis dorsata, A cerana, A andreniformis and A florea in Thailand

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 3-7

  Oldroyd, Benjamin ^a,c   Rinderer, Thomas ^a   Wongsiri, Siriwat ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis andreniformis; Apis cerana; Apis dorsata; Apis florea; Archontophoenix alexandrea; Competition; Foraging; Pollen; Trigona

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144469445     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1992.11101253     Document Type: Article

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