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Adrian A Smith1, Jocelyn G Millar2, Andrew V Suarez3

  • 1Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA smithaa@illinois.edu.

Biology Letters
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PubMed

Keywords:
cuticular hydrocarbonfertility signalqueen pheromone

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