The Origin of Workerless Parasites in Leptothorax (S.STR.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Psyche (New York)

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 195-214

  Heinze, J ürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 0000183240     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1995/69812     Document Type: Article

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