Further characterization of honey bees from the iberian peninsula by allozyme, morphometric and mtdna haplotype analyses

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 188-196

  Arias, M Cristina ^a   Rinderer, Thomas E ^b   Sheppard, Walter S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Apis mellifera; Honey bee; Iberian Penninsula; Morphometry; Mtdna

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA IBERICA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33846162292     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101346     Document Type: Article

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