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Original Articles

Spectrum of plant species foraged by Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille in the North Sudanian phytogeographical region of Burkina Faso

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Pages 62-68 | Received 19 Oct 2012, Accepted 20 Aug 2013, Published online: 22 Jan 2014

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