Biology of nesting

Honeybees of Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 109-131

  Phiancharoen, Mananya ^a   Duangphakdee, Orawan ^a   Hepburn, H R ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84920057456     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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