Seasonal variation of collected pollen loads of honeybees (Apis mellifera L. anatoliaca)

Grana

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Bilisik, Aycan ^a   Cakmak, Ibrahim ^a   Bicakci, Adem ^a   Malyer, Hulusi ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera anatoliaca; Bursa; Pollen calendar; Pollen loads; Pollen preference; Seasonal variation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER VISITING; HONEYBEE; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BURSA [TURKEY]; EURASIA; TURKEY;

ACER; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA ANATOLIACA; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CENTAUREA; CHROZOPHORA; CICHORIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; KNAUTIA; PAPAVER; PLANTAGO; ROSACEAE; SALIX; XANTHIUM;

EID: 42549118867     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130801923976     Document Type: Article

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