The Graphic Evaluation of Morphological Characters in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) by Chernoff Faces

Seven parent colonies and 5 offspring colonies of two different Anatolian honey bee insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Apis mellifera anatoiiaca); ecotypes insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(total 24 colonies); were sampled randomly for morphological analysis. Morphometric measurements were made on 10 characters. A multivariate graphic methotf insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chernoff faces); was applied to data of parents and offsprings in representing morphometric data. This multivariate graphic technique, `Chernoff faces`, couid dıstinguish differences between ecotypes and betvveen parents and offsprings enabling simpie and quick visual comparisons.