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Review of Sustainable Cryopreservation and Above-Freezing Storage Solutions of European Honey Bee Apis mellifera Drone Semen Cover

Review of Sustainable Cryopreservation and Above-Freezing Storage Solutions of European Honey Bee Apis mellifera Drone Semen

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|Apr 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2023-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
Language: English
Page range: 177 - 194
Submitted on: Feb 13, 2023
Accepted on: Apr 19, 2023
Published on: Apr 30, 2023
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

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