Extinction of Melipona beecheii and traditional beekeeping in the Yucatán peninsula

Bee World

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 35-41

  Villanueva G, Rogel ^a   Roubik, David W ^b   Colli Ucán, Wilberto ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MELIPONA BEECHEII; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA;

EID: 21244470326     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2005.11099651     Document Type: Review

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