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Original Articles

Effect of experience on foraging performance in the stingless bee Plebeia tobagoensis (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)

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Pages 42-45 | Received 04 Jan 2006, Accepted 20 Mar 2006, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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