The reasons for the different nest shapes of Megapis bees

The reasons for the different nest shapes of Megapis bees

Over a 37-year period, we observed 1011 active bee nests and abandoned combs of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa in Nepal, India, the Philippines, and Bhutan. This article focuses on the reasons for the different shapes of the nests. We discovered that differing ambient conditions were the reasons fo...

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Autori principali:	Woyke Jerzy, Wilde Jerzy, Wilde Maria
Natura:	Articolo
Lingua:	English
Pubblicazione:	Sciendo 2016-06-01
Serie:	Journal of Apicultural Science
Soggetti:	a. dorsata a. laboriosa bee nests nest shape megapis
Accesso online:	https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0001

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