Conserving diversity and vitality for honey bee breeding

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Meixner, Marina D ^a   Costa, Cecilia ^b   Kryger, Per ^c   Hatjina, Fani ^d   Bouga, Maria ^e   Ivanova, Evgeniya ^f   Büchler, Ralph ^a  

^a LLH Bieneninstitut Kirchhain ^*  (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d Hellenic Institute of Apiculture   (Greece)

^e AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Breeding; Disease resistance; Environment; Genetic diversity; Honey bees; Vitality

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77953868962     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.12     Document Type: Article

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