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The body composition and enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism of Varroa destructor Cover

The body composition and enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism of Varroa destructor

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 57 (2013): Issue 2 (December 2013)
By: Elżbieta Łopieńska–Biernat,  Małgorzata Dmitryjuk,  Ewa Zaobidna,  Zbigniew Lipiński and  Krystyna Żółtowska  
Open Access
|Dec 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2013-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 93 - 100
Published on: Dec 31, 2013
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
body composition,
carbohydrates,
enzymes of carbohydrates metabolism,
lipids,
proteins,
Varroa destructor
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Life sciences, other

© 2013 Elżbieta Łopieńska–Biernat, Małgorzata Dmitryjuk, Ewa Zaobidna, Zbigniew Lipiński, Krystyna Żółtowska, published by Research Institute of Horticulture
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