How average relatedness affects the frequency of trophallaxis between workers in an experimental colony of the polygynous ant, Camponotus yamaokai

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 43-48

  Sanada, Sachiyo ^a   Satoh, Toshiyuki ^a   Obara, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS YAMAOKAI;

EID: 0032461870     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02769281     Document Type: Article

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