Comb wax salvage by the red dwarf honeybee, Apis florea F.

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-164

  Hepburn, Randall ^a   Duangphakdee, Orawan ^b   Phiancharoen, Mananya ^b   Radloff, Sarah ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Absconding; Apis florea; Beeswax; Combs

Indexed keywords

APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 77954036034     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-010-9205-0     Document Type: Article

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