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  1. Lehrstuhl Tierphysiologie, W-8580, Bayreuth, Germany

    M. Kaib

  2. Lehrstuhl Tierökologie I, W-8580, Bayreuth, Germany

    R. Brandl

  3. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya

    R. K. N. Bagine

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Kaib, M., Brandl, R. & Bagine, R.K.N. Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles: A valuable tool in termite taxonomy. Naturwissenschaften 78, 176–179 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01136208

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