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Hydrocarbon Composition of Beeswax (Apis Mellifera) Collected from Light and Dark Coloured Combs Cover

Hydrocarbon Composition of Beeswax (Apis Mellifera) Collected from Light and Dark Coloured Combs

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 58 (2014): Issue 2 (December 2014)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
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Language: English
Page range: 99 - 106
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2014
Accepted on: Nov 17, 2014
Published on: Dec 11, 2014
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Apis melifera,
beeswax,
dark combs,
hydrocarbons,
light combs,
n-alkanes
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2014 Ewa Waś, Teresa Szczęsna, Helena Rybak-Chmielewska, published by The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
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