The Effect of Open Brood and Colony Strength on the Onset of Oviposition by Queen Bees
By: Jakub Gąbka and Jerzy Woyke
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 73
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2013
Accepted on: Mar 3, 2014
Published on: May 27, 2014
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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