Characterization of nest structure and foraging activity of stingless bee, Geniotrigona Thoracica (Hymenopetra: Apidae; meliponini)

Jurnal Teknologi

Volumn 77, Issue 33, 2015, Pages 69-74

  Mohd Saufi, Nur Farisya ^a   Thevan, Kumara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Geniotrigona; Meliponiculture; Nest; Stingless bee; Structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951993904     PISSN: 01279696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11113/jt.v77.7007     Document Type: Article

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