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The Ability of Honey Bee Drones to Ejaculate

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 59 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
By: Krystyna Czekońska and  Bożena Chuda-Mickiewicz  
Open Access
|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 127 - 133
Submitted on: Jul 24, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 7, 2015
Published on: Dec 9, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Apis mellifera,
drone,
eversion,
reproductive organ
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
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