Honeydew harvest in the western thatching ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

American Entomologist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-35

  McIver, James D ^a   Yandell, Kurt ^b  

^a Blue Mountains Nat Resources Inst   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0006088378     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/44.1.30     Document Type: Article

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