Foraging patterns of managed honeybees and wild bee species in an arid African environment: Ecology, biodiversity and competition

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-115

  Martins, Dino J ^a  

^a NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia; Aloes; Apis mellifera; Apoidea; Drylands; Interspecific competition; Resource partitioning; Wild bees

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ALOE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 32244436482     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IJT200411     Document Type: Article

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