The foraging behaviour of honey bees, Apis mellifera: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Abou Shaara, Hossam F ^a  

^a Al Abaadyia   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colonies; Ethology; Flying; Workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894486459     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/7240-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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