Rural avenues as a refuge for feral honey bee population

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 465-472

  Oleksa, Andrzej ^a   Gawroński, Robert ^b   Tofilski, Adam ^c  

^a KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b not available   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Feral population; Hollow tree; Honey bee

Indexed keywords

COLONY; FERAL ORGANISM; HABITAT LOSS; HONEYBEE; NESTING; REFUGE; SUBSPECIES; WOODLAND;

POLAND;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84877807620     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-012-9528-6     Document Type: Article

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