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Edible ants in Vietnam: Identification and indigenous knowledge

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  • 1. Forest Protection Research Centre, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Hanoi 11910, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0810-474X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2345-2398
  • 2. People's Committee of Bao Yen District, Lao Cai 31900, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9501-4787
  • 3. Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 113000, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8024-2553 & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 113000, Vietnam.
  • 4. Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Thai Nguyen 24119, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6483-0592
  • 5. Tay Nguyen University, Dak Lak 63000, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-7532
  • 6. Lao Cai Department of Science and Technology, Lao Cai 31010, Vietnam; https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7263-8674; https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2490-9612 * Corresponding author: nguyenminhchi@vafs.gov.vn

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Pham, Duy Long, Bao, Hoang Quoc, Nguyen, Dai Dac, Trong, Ly Van, Tra, Tran Thi Le, Phuc, Kieu Thanh, Thu, Nguyen Thi Minh, Chi, Nguyen Minh (2024): Edible ants in Vietnam: Identification and indigenous knowledge. Ecologica Montenegrina 73: 208-220, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.73.19, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.73.19

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