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Sources of variation in the viability of honey bee, Apis mellifera L., semen collected for artificial insemination

ANITA M. COLLINS ARS, Bee Research Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA Phone: +1 (301) 504-8570 Fax: +1 (301) 504-8570 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 231-237 | Received 01 Sep 2003, Accepted 31 Aug 2004, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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