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The postpharyngeal gland as a “Gestalt” organ for nestmate recognition in the antCataglyphis niger

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  1. Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

    V. Soroker, C. Vienne & A. Hefetz

  2. Laboratoire d'Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée, Université Paris Nord, F-93430, Villetaneuse

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Soroker, V., Vienne, C., Hefetz, A. et al. The postpharyngeal gland as a “Gestalt” organ for nestmate recognition in the antCataglyphis niger . Naturwissenschaften 81, 510–513 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01132686

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