Allozyme variability in honey bee populations from some mountainous regions in the southwest of Bulgaria

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-7

  Ivanova, E N ^a   Staykova, T A ^a   Bouga, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Apis mellifera; Bulgaria; Genetic variability

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 34147154073     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101359     Document Type: Article

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