On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 14:31:24 -0700, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The key word here, Pete, is "about." The 21-day timing which has become
>engraved in stone, is actually a median value.
Of course. But by the same token, Apis cerana and Apis "africana" take
"about" 2 days less, given the same environmental conditions. And for many
researchers this fact is used for identification purposes.
pb
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