Apis mellifera adami
| Cretan honey bee | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
| Species: | A. mellifera |
| Subspecies: | A. m. adami |
| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera adami Ruttner, 1975 | |
Apis mellifera adami (often misspelled "adamii") is a honey bee subspecies from the Mediterranean area, endemic to Crete.
Taxonomy
A sub-species of Apis mellifera (the common honey-bee),[1] is the Cretan bee as classified by Ruttner 1975 and named by him after Brother Adam. The population on Crete has a similar genotype to Grecian populations, but Cretan bees are a more mixed population due to breeding and beekeeping practices (no pure populations on the island) (Harizanis & Odos).[2]
bee-keeping
Western Cretan beehives are constructed of terracotta, wood and wicker. On the east of the island the hives are always ceramic. (Baumann 1993: 166).[3]
See also
References
- ↑ biolib .cz website [Retrieved 2011-12-20]
- ↑ P Harizanis, Iera Odos Genetic structure of the bee from Crete island (Greece) Apidologie (2003) 2012 Mendeley Ltd [Retrieved 2011-12-20]
- ↑ L.Nixon sphakia.classics.ox.ac.uk (Oxford University website) The Sphakia survey [Retrieved 2011-12-20] cited also: Baumann, Hellmut 1993. Greek Wild Flowers, London: Herbert.
Friedrich Ruttner (1975). Die Kretische Biene, Apis mellifica adami [The Cretan bee]. Kretische Die Biene, Apis mellifica adami [The Cretan bee]. Allgemeine Deutsche Imkerzeitung, 9(10), pp. Deutsche Allgemeine Imkerzeitung, 9 (10), pp. 271-272. 271-272.
External links
- A.Gönülşen THE MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FEATURE EXTRACTION OF HONEYBEE FOREWINGS AND HINDLEGS USING IMAGE PROCESSING AND ACTIVE CONTOURS Middle East Technical University2004 [Retrieved 2011-12-20] thesis states that A.m.adamii populate Cyprus
- G. W. Elderkin The Bee of Artemis The American Journal of Philology Vol. 60, No. 2 (1939), pp. 203-213 (article consists of 11 pages) Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press → JSTOR (part of ITHAKA)