The pollination role of honeybees

Honeybees of Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 227-255

  Partap, Uma ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

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EID: 79959983395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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