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Temperature profiles of the brood nests of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera colonies and their relation to varroosis

Bernhard KrausDepartment of Ethology and Socio-ecology, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 14, 3508 TBUtrecht, The Netherlands
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Hayo H W VelthuisDepartment of Ethology and Socio-ecology, Laboratory of Comparative Physiology, University of Utrecht, Padualaan 14, 3508 TBUtrecht, The Netherlands
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S TingekAgricultural Research Station, Lagud Sebarang, PO Box 197, 89908Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia
Pages 175-181 | Received 18 Jun 1997, Accepted 22 Apr 1998, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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