Morphometric characterization of iranian (apis mellifera meda), central anatolian (apis mellifera anatoliaca) and caucasian (apis mellifera caucasica) honey bee populations

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Farshineh Adl, M Bagher ^a   Gençer, H Vasfi ^b   Firatli, Çetin ^b   Bahreini, Rasoul ^a,c  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Apis mellifera anatoliaca; Apis mellifera caucasica; Apis mellifera meda; Iran; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA ANATOLIACA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA; APIS MELLIFERA MEDA; APOIDEA;

EID: 38049107256     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101399     Document Type: Article

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