Geographic variation in tetragonisca angustula (hymenoptera, apidae, meliponinae)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 101-105

  Castanheira, Eliana Barroso ^a   Contel, Eucleia Primo Betioli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Clinal distribution; Isozyme; Morphometrics; Racial admixture; Stingless bees; Tetragonisca angustula

Indexed keywords

ANGUSTULA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; SCAPTOTRIGONA POSTICA; TETRAGONISCA ANGUSTULA;

EID: 26844542532     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101157     Document Type: Article

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