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Nesting Biology

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Queen of Scp. pectoralis wandering among workers and combs.

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  1. Departamento de Apicultura Tropical, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    José Javier G. Quezada-Euán

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Quezada-Euán, J.J.G. (2018). Nesting Biology. In: Stingless Bees of Mexico. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77785-6_2

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