Effect of aliphatic esters on ovary development of queenless bees (Apis melliera L.)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 455-458

  Mohammedi, A ^a   Paris, A ^a   Crauser, D ^a   Le Conte, Y ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031716632     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050531     Document Type: Article

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