Effects of Three Kinds of Sugar Syrups on Colony Development of Bumble Bee (Bombus terrestris L.)
By: Fehmi Gurel, Bahar A. Karsli and Ayhan Gosterit
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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
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