Swarming and Migration of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa Honey Bees in India, Nepal and Bhutan
By: Jerzy Woyke, Jerzy Wilde and Maria Wilde
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10289-012-0009-7 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 81 - 91
Published on: Jun 19, 2012
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
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