Morphological diversity and racial determination of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) population in the Republic of Macedonia

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 196-203

  Uzunov, Aleksandar ^a,b   Kiprijanovska, Hrisula ^b   Andonov, Sreten ^b   Naumovski, Mirce ^b   Gregorc, Aleš ^c  

^a APICENTAR Training and Repro Center for Beekeeping   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

^c AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera L.; Diversity; Macedonia; Morphometrics; Wing venation

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA; APIS MELLIFERA LIGUSTICA; APIS MELLIFERA MACEDONICA; APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 69549108655     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.3.08     Document Type: Article

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