Multivariate morphometric analysis of the Apis cerana populations of oceanic Asia

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 475-492

  Radloff, Sarah E ^a   Hepburn, H Randall ^a   Fuchs, Stefan ^b   Otis, Gard W ^c   Hadisoesilo, Soesilawati ^d   Hepburn, C ^a   Ken, Tan ^e  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Institut fur Bienenkunde   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Centre Bogor   (Indonesia)

^e YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Biogeography; Islands; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRY;

ASIA; BORNEO; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; HAINAN; INDONESIA; JAPAN; KALIMANTAN; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALAWAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN TAGALOG; SRI LANKA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES; WEST SUMATRA; WORLD;

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 24944540205     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005034     Document Type: Article

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