Cell orientation characteristics of the natural combs of honey bee colonies

Shunhua Yang; Qingxin Meng; Wenzheng Zhao; Jianming Wang; Yiqiu Liu; Xueyang Gong; Kun Dong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0263249

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Cell orientation characteristics of the natural combs of honey bee colonies

Shunhua Yang,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Qingxin Meng,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Wenzheng Zhao,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Jianming Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Yiqiu Liu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Xueyang Gong ,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: xueyangg11@126.com (XG); dongkun19722004@aliyun.com (KD)

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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Kun Dong

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: xueyangg11@126.com (XG); dongkun19722004@aliyun.com (KD)

Affiliation Yunnan Provincial Engineering and Research Center for Sustainable Utilization of Honeybee Resources, Eastern Bee Research Institute, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9370-6966

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Cell orientation characteristics of the natural combs of honey bee colonies

Shunhua Yang,
Qingxin Meng,
Wenzheng Zhao,
Jianming Wang,
Yiqiu Liu,
Xueyang Gong,
Kun Dong

Published: February 7, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263249

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