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We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article

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We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article. / Cross, Paul; Palego, Cristiano.
In: The Conversation, 03.12.2015.

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Cross, P & Palego, C 2015, 'We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article' The Conversation. <https://theconversation.com/we-want-to-build-tiny-backpacks-for-bees-heres-why-51458#comment_857128>

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Cross, P., & Palego, C. (2015). We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/we-want-to-build-tiny-backpacks-for-bees-heres-why-51458#comment_857128

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Cross P, Palego C. 2015. We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article. The Conversation.

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Cross, Paul and Cristiano Palego. "We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article". The Conversation. 2015.

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Cross P, Palego C. We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why: Conversation article. The Conversation. 2015 Dec 3.

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Cross, Paul ; Palego, Cristiano. / We want to build tiny backpacks for bees – here’s why : Conversation article. In: The Conversation. 2015.

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