Biology of Thai honeybees: Natural history and threats

Bees: Biology, Threats and Colonies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-98

  Suwannapong, Guntima ^a   Benbow, Mark Eric ^b   Nieh, James C ^c  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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