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The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L. Cover

The Effects of Pollen Protein Content on Colony Development of the Bumblebee, Bombus Terrestris L.

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 59 (2015): Issue 1 (June 2015)
By: Güney Hikmet Baloglu and  Fehmi Gurel  
Open Access
|May 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 83 - 88
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2014
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Accepted on: Apr 20, 2015
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Published on: May 29, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Bombus terrestris,
nutrition,
pollen consumption,
pollen quality,
protein.
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Life sciences, other

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