The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.
By: Güney Hikmet Baloglu and Fehmi Gurel
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
Language: English
Page range: 83 - 88
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2014
Accepted on: Apr 20, 2015
Published on: May 29, 2015
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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