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The Influence of Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) Drone Age on Volume of Semen and Viability of Spermatozoa Cover

The Influence of Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) Drone Age on Volume of Semen and Viability of Spermatozoa

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 57 (2013): Issue 1 (June 2013)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2013-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
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Language: English, Polish
Page range: 61 - 66
Published on: Jun 5, 2013
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Apis mellifera,
honey bee,
drone,
age,
sperm viability
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2013 Krystyna Czekońska, Bożena Chuda-Mickiewicz, Paweł Chorbiński, published by The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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