Biogeographic study of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Macedonia Based on mitochondrial DNA analyses

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-609

  Stevanovic, J ^a   Stanimirovic, Z ^a   Radakovic, M ^a   Kovacevic, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APOIDEA; MACEDONICA;

EID: 77952856518     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: 16083369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1022795410050145     Document Type: Article

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