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Original Articles

Royal jelly production in East Africa: performance potential of the honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata and Apis mellifera monticola in Kenya

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Pages 137-140 | Received 16 Sep 2004, Accepted 11 Oct 2005, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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