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Sociobiology and Behaviour

The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate aspects of honey bee drone congregation areas (DCAs)

David C CrampInstitute of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 172-174 | Received 23 Aug 2015, Accepted 19 Jan 2017, Published online: 15 Mar 2017

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