Weight at emergence of honey bee (apis mellifera caucasica) queens and its effect on live weights at the pre and post mating periods

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-125

  Kahya, Yasin ^a   Gençer, H Vasfi ^a   Woyke, Jerzy ^b  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera caucasica; Honey bee; Mating; Ovary; Oviposition; Queen weight; Reproduction; Spermatheca

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA;

EID: 46449120103     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2008.11101437     Document Type: Article

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