Preliminary evidence associating oxidative stress in honey bee drone brood with varroa destructor

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 126-128

  Lipiński, Zbigniew ^a   Żółtowska, Krystyna ^b  

^a Faculty of Biology ^*  (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; Apis mellifera; Drone brood; Oxidative stress; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 26844477191     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101163     Document Type: Article

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