Caste dimorphism in the wasp Epipona guerini (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini): Further evidence for larval determination

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 362-369

  Hunt, James H ^a   Schmidt, Donna K ^a   Mulkey, Stephen S ^a   Williams, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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MORPHOMETRIC VARIABLES;

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