Using balances linked to dataloggers to monitor honey bee colonies

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-41

  Meikle, W G ^a   Holst, N ^b   Mercadier, G ^a   Derouane F ^a   James, R R ^c  

^a USDA ARS European Biological Control Laboratory   (France)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony weight

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 33646239611     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101311     Document Type: Article

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