Biology of Apis dorsata in Vietnam

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-229

  Tan, Nguyen Quang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Apis dorsata; Biology; Biometry; Development time; Nest; Weight

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOLOGY; BIOMETRY; COLONY; NEST; QUEEN;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

APIS DORSATA; APOIDEA; MELALEUCA;

EID: 34547455198     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2007002     Document Type: Article

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