Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption

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Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption. / Lecocq, Antoine; Foley, Kirsten; Jensen, Annette Bruun.

In: Journal of Apicultural Research, Vol. 57, No. 3, 2018, p. 331-336.

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Lecocq, A, Foley, K & Jensen, AB 2018, 'Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption', Journal of Apicultural Research, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1454376

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Lecocq, A., Foley, K., & Jensen, A. B. (2018). Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption. Journal of Apicultural Research, 57(3), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1454376

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Lecocq A, Foley K, Jensen AB. Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption. Journal of Apicultural Research. 2018;57(3):331-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1454376

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Lecocq, Antoine ; Foley, Kirsten ; Jensen, Annette Bruun. / Drone brood production in Danish apiaries and its potential for human consumption. In: Journal of Apicultural Research. 2018 ; Vol. 57, No. 3. pp. 331-336.

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