Turnover rates of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes in flying honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Suarez, R K ^a   Staples, J F ^a,c   Lighton, J R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 0033564042     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990615)284:1<1::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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