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Roles of Nasonov and queen pheromones in attraction of honeybee swarms

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  1. Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, ARS-USDA, 85719, Tucson, AZ, USA

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  2. Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, V5A 186, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    K. N. Slessor

  3. Department of Biological Science, Simon Fraser University, V5A 186, Burnaby, BC, Canada

    M. L. Winston

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Schmidt, J.O., Slessor, K.N. & Winston, M.L. Roles of Nasonov and queen pheromones in attraction of honeybee swarms. Naturwissenschaften 80, 573–575 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01149276

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