Analysis of mitochondrial DNA in honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Serbia

Acta Veterinaria

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 465-476

  Kozmus, P ^a   Stevanović, Jevrosima ^b   Stanimirovic Z ^b   Stojic V ^b   Kulisic Z ^b   Meglic V ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

A. m. carnica; Molecular characterization; mtDNA; Novel C2E haplotype; Phylogeography; Serbia

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; MACEDONICA;

EID: 38549087821     PISSN: 05678315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/AVB0706465K     Document Type: Article

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