Floral origin and seasonal variation of bee-collected pollens from individual colonies in New Zealand

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 83-92

  Webby, Rosemary ^a  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Flavonoid profiles; Floral origin; High pressure liquid chromatography; Honey bees; HPLC; New Zealand; Pollen

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 9744244353     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101116     Document Type: Article

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