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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete mitochondrial genome of a Buckfast bee, Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Northern Ireland

Hisashi OkuyamaFaculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan;
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John HillRandalstown and District Beekeepers’ Association, Crumlin Co Antrim, UK;
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Stephen John MartinSchool of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
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Jun-ichi TakahashiFaculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 338-339 | Received 28 Jan 2018, Accepted 06 Mar 2018, Published online: 13 Mar 2018

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