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pybeepop+: A Python Interface for the BeePop+ Honey Bee Colony Model

By: Jeffrey Minucci  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.550 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 26, 2024
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Accepted on: Aug 6, 2025
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Published on: Aug 20, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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