Effects of the Age of Grafted Larvae and the Effects of Supplemental Feeding on Some Morphological Characteristics of Iranian Queen Honey Bees (Apis mellifera meda Skorikov, 1929)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10289-012-0010-1 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 93 - 98
Published on: Jun 19, 2012
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2012 Ali Mahbobi, Mohammadbagher Farshineh-Adl, Jerzy Woyke, Saeed Abbasi, published by The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
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