Yearlong association of Apis dorsata and Apis florea with flowering plants: planted forest vs. agricultural landscape

@article{Ali2017YearlongAO,
  title={Yearlong association of Apis dorsata and Apis florea with flowering plants: planted forest vs. agricultural landscape},
  author={Mudssar Ali and Asif Sajjad and Shafqat Saeed},
  journal={Sociobiology},
  year={2017},
  volume={64},
  pages={18-25}
}
The yearlong association of two native honey bee species (Apis dorsata and A. florea) with 49 plant species was recorded in a planted forest and adjacent agricultural landscape at Multan, Pakistan. The study resulted in 588 interactions of A. dorsata with 40 plant species and 454 interactions of A. florea on 38 plant species. The most visited plants species by A. dorsata included Helianthus annuus, Citrus reticulata, Trifolium alexandrinum, Moringa oleifera and Calotropis procera, while the… 
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