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Physiology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology

A scientific note on peripheral compound eye morphology of small and normal-sized honey bee drones

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Pages 59-61 | Received 30 Apr 2013, Accepted 13 Aug 2013, Published online: 15 May 2015

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