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Apis mellifera adansonii Is the Most Defensive Honeybee in Uganda

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Kasangaki, Patrice, Nyamasyo, Gideon N., Ndegwa, Paul N., Angiro, Christopher, Kajobe, Robert (2018): Apis mellifera adansonii Is the Most Defensive Honeybee in Uganda. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology (4079587) 2018: 1-6, DOI: 10.1155/2018/4079587, URL: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4079587

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