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The reasons for the different nest shapes of Megapis bees Cover

The reasons for the different nest shapes of Megapis bees

By: Jerzy Woyke,  Jerzy Wilde and  Maria Wilde  
Open Access
|Jun 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 134
Submitted on: Nov 25, 2015
Accepted on: Feb 27, 2016
Published on: Jun 3, 2016
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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