Swarming Behavior of Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Southeastern Louisiana
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0013-8746,0013-8746
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0111:sbohbh]2.0.co;2