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Gone With the Wind: Honey Bee Collective Scenting in the Presence of External Wind
- Award ID(s):
- 2014212
- PAR ID:
- 10565815
- Publisher / Repository:
- ACM
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 9798400701139
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 25 to 33
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Delft Netherlands
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Conference Paper:
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3582269.3615594
