Robust Memories of Individual Identity in Ant Queens
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Long-term memory of individual identity in ant queens.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Insect Behavior
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0892-7553,1572-8889
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-013-9427-z