A comparison of three methods for assessing the relative abundance of pollen resources collected by honey bee colonies

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 144-148

  Dimou, Maria ^a   Thrasyvoulou, Andreas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bee flora; Beebread; Melissopalynology; Pollen foraging; Pollen trap

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 35348974647     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101385     Document Type: Article

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