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    Michael S. Engel

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    Michael S. Engel

  3. Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Claus Rasmussen

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Engel, M.S., Rasmussen, C. (2020). Corbiculate Bees. In: Starr, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_30-1

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