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Journal of Apicultural Research Volume 46, 2007 - Issue 4
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Are orphan Scaptotrigona mexicana workers attracted to physogastric queens?

Julieta Grajales-ConesaEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Departamento de Entomología, Carr. Ant. Aeropuerto Km.2.5, AP. 36. CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
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Julio C. RojasEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Departamento de Entomología, Carr. Ant. Aeropuerto Km.2.5, AP. 36. CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
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Miguel Guzmán-DíazEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Departamento de Entomología, Carr. Ant. Aeropuerto Km.2.5, AP. 36. CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.
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Leopoldo Cruz-LópezEl Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Departamento de Entomología, Carr. Ant. Aeropuerto Km.2.5, AP. 36. CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 291-292 | Received 14 Feb 2007, Accepted 07 Jul 2007, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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