Bee and Beekeeping Research in a Rapidly Changing World: Advancements and Challenges
“The bee’s life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water”.Karl Von Frisch [31]
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Canale, A.; Benelli, G. Bee and Beekeeping Research in a Rapidly Changing World: Advancements and Challenges. Molecules 2021, 26, 3066. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113066
Canale A, Benelli G. Bee and Beekeeping Research in a Rapidly Changing World: Advancements and Challenges. Molecules. 2021; 26(11):3066. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113066
Chicago/Turabian StyleCanale, Angelo, and Giovanni Benelli. 2021. "Bee and Beekeeping Research in a Rapidly Changing World: Advancements and Challenges" Molecules 26, no. 11: 3066. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113066