Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). / Haddad, Nizar Jamal; Al-Nakeeb, Kosai Ali Ahmed; Petersen, Bent; Dalén, Love; Blom, Nikolaj; Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas.

In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2017, p. 139-140.

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Haddad, NJ, Al-Nakeeb, KAA, Petersen, B, Dalén, L, Blom, N & Sicheritz-Pontén, T 2017, 'Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)', Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 139-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1292480

APA

Haddad, N. J., Al-Nakeeb, K. A. A., Petersen, B., Dalén, L., Blom, N., & Sicheritz-Pontén, T. (2017). Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 2(1), 139-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1292480

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Haddad NJ, Al-Nakeeb KAA, Petersen B, Dalén L, Blom N, Sicheritz-Pontén T. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2017;2(1):139-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2017.1292480

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Haddad, Nizar Jamal ; Al-Nakeeb, Kosai Ali Ahmed ; Petersen, Bent ; Dalén, Love ; Blom, Nikolaj ; Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas. / Complete mitochondrial genome of the Oriental Hornet, Vespa orientalis F. (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 2017 ; Vol. 2, No. 1. pp. 139-140.

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