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Do sunflowers influence the development of honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies in areas with diversified crop farming?

¿Influyen los girasoles en el desarrollo de colonias de la abeja melífera Apis mellifera en áreas agrícolas con cultivos diversificados?

Jean-Daniel CharrièreSwiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003Berne, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anton ImdorfSwiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003Berne, Switzerland
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Clément KoenigSwiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003Berne, Switzerland
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Silvan GallmannSwiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003Berne, Switzerland
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Rolf KuhnSwiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003Berne, Switzerland
Pages 227-235 | Received 12 Jan 2007, Accepted 21 May 2010, Published online: 10 Jul 2015

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