Influence of combined pesticide and parasite exposure on bumblebee colony traits in the laboratory
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exposure on bumblebee colony traits in the laboratory Aline Fauser-Misslin, Ben M. Sadd, Peter Neumann and Christoph Sandrock* Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty and Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, L€ anggass-Strasse 109a, 3001 Bern, Switzerland; School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4120, Normal, IL 61790, USA; and Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux ALP, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
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تاریخ انتشار 2014