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    Morgane Nouvian

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    Michael D. Breed

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Nouvian, M., Breed, M.D. (2020). Colony Defense, Survival and Reproduction. In: Starr, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_25-2

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