Wing geometry as a tool for studying the population structure of dwarf honey bees (apis florea fabricius 1876) in Iran

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 238-246

  Kandemir, İrfan ^a   Moradi, Mohammad G ^b   Özden, Berna ^c   Özkan, Ayça ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZANJAN   (Iran)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apis florea; Geometric morphometry; Landmark; Multivariate analysis; Wing shape

Indexed keywords

APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 72049123804     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.4.03     Document Type: Article

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