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Influence of the Type of Pollen Diet on the Survival, Body Weight, and Immune Response in the African Honeybee Cover

Influence of the Type of Pollen Diet on the Survival, Body Weight, and Immune Response in the African Honeybee

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|Jun 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2022-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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