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Original Articles

Behavioural Studies on Queen Introduction in the Honeybee 3. Relationship Between Queen Attractiveness to Workers and Worker Aggressiveness towards a Queen

Pages 161-171 | Received 02 Apr 1973, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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