Mitochondrial DNA characterization of Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations from the USA

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Szalanski, Allen L ^a   Magnus, Roxane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bee; Apis mellifera; COI COII intergenic region; mtDNA; USA

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 77955954497     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.2.06     Document Type: Article

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