Global invasions of the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) and the consequences for biodiversity

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-301

  Moritz, Robin F A ^a   Härtel, Stephan ^a   Neumann, Peter ^a,b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Biodiversity; Honeybee; Invasions; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HONEYBEE; POLLINATION;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 26944472018     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-3-289.1     Document Type: Review

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