Bees in Crisis: Colony Collapse, Honey Laundering, and Other Problems Bee-Setting American Apiculture.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
دوره 158 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014