Multimodal signals in ant communication

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-141

  Holldobler B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 18544397652     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050313     Document Type: Review

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