Insect societies and the molecular biology of social behavior

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1099-1108

  Robinson, Gene E ^a   Fahrbach, Susan E ^a   Winston, Mark L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031464259     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950191209     Document Type: Review

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