Male dimorphism in Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum: The role of larval nutrition

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 147-157

  Kukuk, Penelope F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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MALE POLYMORPHISM;

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