Body morphological characteristics of honey bees

Journal Article

AL-GHAMDI, Ahmad A. . 2013

• المجلة \ الصحيفة: University of Maribor
• رقم العدد: 1-2
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 10
• الصفحات: 45-49

مستخلص المنشور

he honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is globally widespread
with a wide diversity of subspecies. hese subspecies can
be classiied with morphometric tools (Ruttner et al. 1978).
Many studies have been undertaken on honey bees using
morphological characteristics (e.g. Abou-Shaara et al. 2012
and Garnery et al. 2004). hese characteristics can be divided
into three major groups; which are length measurements,
color measurements, and wing venation characteristics. Wing
venation characteristics were previously reviewed intensively
by Abou-Shaara (2013). Here, the major studies that have
been done using body morphological characteristics were
reviewed to provide recommendations about sampling,
measuring method and limitations of body morphological
characteristics.