Stingless bees (Meliponini): senses and behavior
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Recruitment communication in stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Comparative Physiology A
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0340-7594,1432-1351
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-016-1117-9