(S)-2-Heptanol, the alarm pheromone of the stingless bee Melipona solani (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)
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The trail pheromone of a stingless bee, Trigona corvina (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini), varies between populations.
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عنوان ژورنال: Apidologie
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0044-8435,1297-9678
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-019-00639-2