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Effects of Three Kinds of Sugar Syrups on Colony Development of Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris L.) Cover

Effects of Three Kinds of Sugar Syrups on Colony Development of Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris L.)

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|Jan 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10289-012-0019-5 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439 (formerly 2299-4831)
Language: English, Polish
Page range: 13 - 18
Published on: Jan 12, 2013
Published by: The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2013 Fehmi Gurel, Bahar A. Karsli, Ayhan Gosterit, published by The National Institute of Horticultural Research and Apicultural Research Association
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