Interference of β-eudesmol in nestmate recognition in Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of Entomological Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0007-4853,1475-2670
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485308005786