Honeybees and other Insect Pollinators of Cultivated Plants: A Review
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
سال: 2006
ISSN: 2091-0134
DOI: 10.3126/jiaas.v27i0.691