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Not the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Queen, but the Drone Determines the Termination of the Nuptial Flight and the Onset of Oviposition - The Polemics, Abnegations, Corrections and Supplements Cover

Not the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Queen, but the Drone Determines the Termination of the Nuptial Flight and the Onset of Oviposition - The Polemics, Abnegations, Corrections and Supplements

By: Jerzy Woyke  
Open Access
|Dec 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2016-0032 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 40
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 16, 2016
Published on: Dec 8, 2016
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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