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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. animal behavior
  4. kin recognition
  5. nestmate recognition
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. kin recognition
  6. nestmate recognition
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. kin recognition
  6. nestmate recognition

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nestmate recognition

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Definition

  • Information A discrimination behavior exhibited by social insects belonging to different colonies, mediated by odors, chemical signals, or pheromone differences between individual colony members.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/68706

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