Genetic variability and population structure in Melipona scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Bahia, Brazil, based on molecular markers
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Genetic variability in Melipona scutellaris from Recôncavo, Bahia, Brazil.
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عنوان ژورنال: Apidologie
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0044-8435,1297-9678
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0220-y