Morphometric variables of honeybees Apis mellifera used in ecotypes characterization in Argentina

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Andere, C ^a   Garcia C ^b   Marinelli, C ^a   Cepeda, R ^a   Rodriguez E M ^a   Palacio, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ecotypes; Genetic program; Honeybee; Morphometric analyses; R

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ECOTYPES; HONEYBEE; MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSES; R PROGRAMS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLEXITY; CORRELATION; ECOTYPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HONEYBEE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SOFTWARE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 42749091539     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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