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Magnetic orientation in the fire ant,Solenopsis invicta

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  1. Zoology Department, Bartram Hall, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    J. B. Anderson

  2. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory, 32604, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    R. K. Vander Meer

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Anderson, J.B., Vander Meer, R.K. Magnetic orientation in the fire ant,Solenopsis invicta . Naturwissenschaften 80, 568–570 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01149274

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