Molecular characterization of the honeybee Apis mellifera carnica in Serbia

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-598

  Nedic N ^a   Stanisavljevic L ^a   Mladenovic M ^a   Stanisavljević, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; C2 phylogenetic group; COI COII intergenic region; Genetic variation; Honeybee; Serbia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949900040     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS0904587N     Document Type: Article

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