Diagnostic molecular markers discriminating africanized honey bees from Greek and Cypriot honey bees (apis mellifera, hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Harizanis, P C ^a   Nielsen, D I ^b   Bouga, M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bee; Apis mellifera; Cyprus; Greece; Honey bee; Mtdna

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33846157203     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101347     Document Type: Article

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