Mating frequency in Apis mellifera iberiensis queens

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-125

  Hernández García, Raquel ^a   De La Rúa, Pilar ^a   Serrano, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate; Evolutionary lineages; Honey bee; Iberian Peninsula; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA IBERIENSIS;

EID: 67249095812     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.2.06     Document Type: Article

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